Alexithymia measured with the TAS-20 questionnaire: Determining the validity of the factor structure and its relation to life satisfaction and the Big Five personality traits

Rokvić, Nikola; Jovanović, Tamara

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“…This is in opposition to general findings regarding alexithymia (Timoney & Holder, 2013). Earlier studies examining the Serbian population indicated gender differences in F1, but not in F3 (Rokvic & Jovanovic, 2018). This must be regarded as a peculiarity of the surveyed population.…”

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confidence: 68%

“…It consists of three subscales: factor 1 -difficulty identifying feelings (F1), factor 2 -difficulty describing feelings (F2), and factor 3 -externally oriented thinking (F3). The questionnaire was translated into Serbian (Trajanovic, Djuric, Latas, Milovanovic, Jovanovic, & Djuric, 2013), and further validated on a large CIVITAS sample (Rokvic & Jovanovic, 2018). The overall internal consistency of the TAS-20 in our study was on the lower end of acceptable margins (α=.78) and for the subscales, respectively (α=.79, α=.75, α=52), with expectedly low values for the third factor (Rokvic & Jovanovic, 2018).…”

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confidence: 64%

“…Beyond these attachments, alexithymia has a negative relationship with general well-being (Timoney & Holder, 2013), and correlates strongly with the Big Five personality traits (Rokvic & Jovanovic, 2018). In fact, its good temporal invariance has resulted in some authors labelling it a stable personality trait (Saarijarvi, Salminen, & Toikka, 2006).…”

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Determining the relationship between alexithymia, skin sensitivity, and disgust

Rokvić¹

2019

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Alexithymia represents an individual's inability to recognize their own or someone else's emotions and also the inability to communicate them. It has a documented influence on many cognitive and emotional activities of human life. Skin and touch are two of the primary vehicles for conveying emotions between individuals. It is on account of the connection between these elements that this study has focused on determining more precisely the relation between skin related satisfaction and disgust and alexithymia. In total 357 students participated in the survey, 286 (82.9%) were female and the average participant age was 20.54 (min=19; max=26; SD=1.24). Apart from this demographical information, the survey consisted of the Skin Satisfaction Questionnaire (TSD-Q 30), the Toronto Alexithymia Questionnaire (TAS-20), and the Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Questionnaire (DPSS). Based on an analysis of the survey results, Alexithymia was shown to correlate strongly with the shame aspect of skin satisfaction, but only with TAS-20 factors 1 and 2. A weak correlation was demonstrated between positive disgust and alexithymia. Though only a weak correlation, or no correlations as all, between touch satisfaction and alexithymia was established, touch satisfaction and shame accounted for 21.2% of alexithymia variance, while disgust measurement scales accounted for only 1.3%.

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Determining the relationship between alexithymia, skin sensitivity, and disgust

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2019

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“…The Toronto Alexithymia Scale [TAS-20] is one of the most commonly used instruments to measure levels of alexithymia. The scale was translated into Serbian [27] but after further validation of its factor structure, item 20 was removed in order to retain its original factor structure [24]. This instrument consists of 3 subscales; factor 1 -difficulty identifying feelings, factor 2 -difficulty describing feelings, and factor 3 -externally-oriented thinking.…”

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“…Personality traits also have a significant impact on the phenomenon in non-clinical and clinical populations, and are responsible for mediating outcomes in many illnesses designated as psychosomatic, especially Neuroticism, know also as emotional stability [21,22]. Apart from the traditional Big Five personality traits, it has also been shown that alexithymiainability to identify, perceive and value emotions -has a significant effect on the overall health of the population and treatment outcomes [22][23][24]. In light of this, we have decided to include this construct in our study of somatization.…”

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Initial investigation of somatization in the general population of Serbia: Prevalence, manifestations and predictors

Rokvić

2018

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Introduction. Somatization is one of the most prevalent current health issues affecting the well-being and quality of life in the general population. Many psychological constructs influence somatization and its outcomes. It was our aim to assess the features and prevalence of somatization in general population of Serbia by using the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 instrument, as well as to determine its relations with personality traits, factors of psychological distress and well-being. Material and Methods. Two studies were performed: Study 1 (N = 714) aimed to determine the relations between the Big Five personality traits, alexithymia and somatization, and Study 2 (N = 807) investigated the relationship between factors of psychological distress such as depression, anxiety and stress, factors of well-being such as life satisfaction and subjective vitality with somatization. Results. In Study 1, Neuroticism and Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 Factor 1, difficulty identifying feelings, strongly correlated with somatization, and the measured constructs explained 33.4% of somatization variance. In Study 2, anxiety and stress had the strongest correlation indices from the measured constructs and Study 2 regression model explained 44.7% of the variance. The most prevalent symptoms measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 were tiredness, back pain and headaches. Conclusion. Somatization levels were slightly higher than those previously reported in general population. However, they were still well under those reported in the clinical populations. Symptom prevalence was compatible with previous findings in the general population, whereas Neuroticism and anxiety were most closely associated with somatization. Further research is needed to define other factors that contribute to the development of somatization.

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Panic Disorder as Unthinkable Emotions: Alexithymia in Panic Disorder, a Croatian Cross-Sectional Study

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Objectives: Previous research on alexithymia has led to controversy over its prevalence in panic disorder. The aim of this study was to assess the difference in the prevalence of alexithymia in panic disorder and other anxiety disorders. Design and Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study on a sample of 71 patients diagnosed with panic disorder and 113 patients diagnosed with other anxiety disorders; both groups were 18-50 years old. Primary outcome was the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) score. Secondary outcome was the prevalence of alexithymia defined as a TAS score ≥61. Results: Patients diagnosed with panic disorder had a 25% higher score on the TAS subscale of difficulty identifying feelings than patients diagnosed with other anxiety disorders. The prevalence of alexithymia was 27% in patients with panic disorder and 13% in patients with other anxiety disorders. Patients diagnosed with panic disorder had significantly higher odds for alexithymia. Conclusions: The results of our study support the hypothesis of higher prevalence of alexithymia in individuals with panic disorder than in individuals with other anxiety disorders. In addition, difficulty identifying feelings as a salient feature of alexithymia is higher in panic disorder than in other anxiety disorders.

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Alexithymia measured with the TAS-20 questionnaire: Determining the validity of the factor structure and its relation to life satisfaction and the Big Five personality traits

Cited by 5 publications

References 45 publications

Determining the relationship between alexithymia, skin sensitivity, and disgust

Determining the relationship between alexithymia, skin sensitivity, and disgust

Initial investigation of somatization in the general population of Serbia: Prevalence, manifestations and predictors

Panic Disorder as Unthinkable Emotions: Alexithymia in Panic Disorder, a Croatian Cross-Sectional Study

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