The Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire-Short Form (PAQ-S): A 6-item measure of alexithymia

Preece, David A.; Mehta, Ashish; Petrova, Kate; Sikka, Pilleriin; Bjureberg, Johan; Chen, Wai; Becerra, Rodrigo; Allan, Alfred; Robinson, Ken; Gross, James J.

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2023.01.036

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“…In order to further enable alexithymia assessments in time-pressured settings, a 6-item version of the PAQ was recently created, called the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire-Short Form (PAQ-S) [20]. Its items span the DIF, DDF, and EOT facets of the construct.…”

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“…Its items span the DIF, DDF, and EOT facets of the construct. The PAQ-S is designed to provide a total score, representing an overall level of alexithymia [20]. Prior to the PAQ-S, most available alexithymia tools required 20-40 items to be administered (e.g., [21,22]).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, its format is well suited to performing quick screening assessments among clinical and normative groups. It is also a good fit for research designs requiring the tracking of alexithymia over time (i.e., repeated administrations), such as in the brief electronic surveys used in ecological momentary assessment designs, or for large-scale epidemiological surveys where alexithymia is just one of many constructs of interest and thus a measure is required that can capture alexithymia in a highly efficient manner with few items [20].…”

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“…To date, the psychometrics of the original English [20] and Polish [23] language versions of the PAQ-S have been tested. These versions have shown good psychometric properties, with factor analysis supporting the intended 1-factor structure (i.e., all items being strong markers of the general alexithymia construct), good internal consistency reliability, and strong convergent and divergent validity, as well as good ability to predict psychopathology symptoms and well-being levels [20,23]. Measurement invariance was also tested in the Polish study, finding the Polish PAQ-S was invariant across age and gender categories [23].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is presently no Russian version of the PAQ-S, so we derived one from the Russian long-form [19]. Based on past work with the PAQ-S [20,23], we predicted that:…”

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Enabling brief assessments of alexithymia: psychometric properties of the Russian version of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire-Short Form (PAQ-S) and its correlates with ill-being and well-being

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Preece,

Iakovleva

et al. 2024

Discov Psychol

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Alexithymia is a trait involving deficits in emotion processing. As an important risk factor for a wide range of psychopathologies, its assessment is important in both research and clinical practice. Originally developed in English, the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire-Short Form (PAQ-S) is a 6-item self-report measure of alexithymia, with its brevity designed to enable alexithymia assessments in a wide range of settings. In the present research, we aimed to introduce the first Russian version of the PAQ-S and examine its psychometric properties. Our sample consisted of 203 Russian-speaking adults aged 18–74 years, recruited from the general community in Russia. The PAQ-S’s factor structure was verified with confirmatory factor analysis. Convergent and divergent validity was assessed via relationships with psychopathology symptoms and well-being. Internal consistency reliability was evaluated. The Russian version of the PAQ-S demonstrated strong factorial validity, with support for the intended 1-factor structure as an overall marker of alexithymia. The PAQ-S total scale score showed good internal consistency reliability. As expected, its convergent and divergent validity was also supported. PAQ-S scores were significant predictors of higher ill-being (anxiety, depression, and stress) and lower well-being, thus demonstrating the high clinical relevance of the alexithymia construct as measured by the PAQ-S. There were no gender differences in PAQ-S scores, and alexithymia was higher in younger people and those with less education. Overall, the Russian PAQ-S therefore demonstrated strong psychometric properties as a brief and robust measure of overall alexithymia, performing similarly to other language versions.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is presently no Russian version of the PAQ-S, so we derived one from the Russian long-form [19]. Based on past work with the PAQ-S [20,23], we predicted that:…”

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confidence: 99%

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