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The 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale

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ID23342147
AuthorsGraeme J Taylor (0009-0009-5207-9893, Mount Sinai Hospital, corresponding author), R Michael Bagby (0000-0001-9967-2648, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), James D A Parker (0000-0002-0383-8496, Trent University)
Year2003
Volume55
Issue3
Pages277-283
Publication date2003-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychosomatic Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3999 • E-ISSN: 1879-1360
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0022-3999(02)00601-3
PMID12932803
OpenAlexW2054523308
LanguageEN
Citations received76
References cited28

Alexithymia · Cartography · Confirmatory factor analysis · Cross-cultural studies · Developmental psychology · Generalizability theory · Geography · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor) · Scale (ratio) · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Toronto Alexithymia Scale · Trait · Validity · Computer Science · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Mathematics · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Social Psychology

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