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© 1996. This work is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es_ES (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

La alexitimia es un trastorno en el procesamiento emocional, caracterizado por la dificultad para identificar y expresar emociones, así como por una tendencia a focalizar y amplificar las sensaciones somáticas que acompañan a la activación emocional, relacionado con la etiología de diversos trastornos psicosomáticos y psiquiátricos. Este trabajo presenta la adaptación castellana de la Escala de Alexitimia de Toronto (TAS-20) en una muestra formada por 370 universitarios. Los resultados muestran una estructura factorial compuesta por tres factores, teóricamente congruentes con el constructo teórico, así como unas notables características psicométricas, Estos tres factores son similares en su composición a los encontrados en muestras de sujetos de Canadá, EE.UU. y Alemania. Se describe la evaluación de la validez convergente de la escala utilizando diversas medidas de personalidad, teóricamente relacionadas con la alexitimia. Se concluye poniendo de manifiesto que la adaptación castellana de la TAS-20 es un instrumento válido y fiable para la medida de la alexitimia

Alternate abstract:

Alexithymia refers to a specific disturbance in emotional processing that is manifested by difficulties in identifying and verbalizing feelings, and by a tendency to focus on an amplify the somatic sensations accompanying emotional arousal, that has been associated with a variety of psychosomatics and psychiatric disorders. This study was conducted to the Spanish version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) in a sample of 370 college students. The TAS-20 demonstrated good internal consistency and test-retest reliability, and a three-factor structure theoretically congruent with the alexithymia construct. These factors are quite similar to those found through factor analysis of the TAS-20 for the Canadian, German and USA samples. This paper describes a study that further evaluates the convergent validity of the scale by examining its relationship with measures of personality traits theoretically related to the alexithymia construct. We conclude that this Spanish adaptation of the TAS-20 is a psychometrically sound measure of the alexithymia

Details

Title
Adaptación española de la escala de Alexitimia de Toronto (TAS-20)
Author
Martínez Sánchez, Francisco
First page
19
Publication year
1996
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones
ISSN
11305274
e-ISSN
21740550
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
2478599499
Copyright
© 1996. This work is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es_ES (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.