Psychometric Properties of a Scale to Measure Alexithymia
| Autor: | John G. Arena, Thomas P. Pallmeyer, Edward B. Blanchard |
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| Rok vydání: | 1981 |
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Adult
Male Psychological Tests medicine.medical_specialty Personality Inventory Psychometrics Scale (ratio) Measure (physics) General Medicine medicine.disease Psychophysiologic Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Alexithymia medicine Humans Female Psychiatry Psychology Applied Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 35:64-71 |
| ISSN: | 1423-0348 0033-3190 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000287479 |
| Popis: | Four studies were conducted on a sample of 230 undergraduates to determine the psychometric properties of a measure of alexithymia, the Schalling-Sifneos Scale. In the first study it was found that scores on the scale are approximately normally distributed for each sex with 8.2% of males and 1.8% of females in the alexithymia range. In the second study a factor analysis of the scale revealed three distinct factors: (1) 'difficulty in expression of feelings'; (2) 'the importance of feelings especially about people'; (3) 'day-dreaming or introspection'. In the second factor analytic study, scores from several standard psychological tests on the same subjects were introduced with the scale items. Two factors in this analysis were comprised almost entirely of the other test scores: a 'general psychological distress factor' and a 'concerns about physical symptoms factor'. The other two factors were similar to factors 1 and 2 above in terms of items. The Rathus Assertiveness Scale loaded positively on the equivalent of factor 1. In the lst study, it was shown that Schalling-Sifneos Scale score is relatively orthogonal to other psychological tests with the exception of a Psychosomatic Symptom Checklist and thus is measuring something other than depression, anxiety, etc. |
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