par Loas, Gwenolé ;Dugré-Lebigre, C;Fremaux, D;Verrier, A;Wallier, J;Berthoz, Sylvie;Corcos, Maurice
Référence L'Encéphale, 36, 4, page (302-306)
Publication Publié, 2010-09
Référence L'Encéphale, 36, 4, page (302-306)
Publication Publié, 2010-09
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : | Alexithymia refers to a specific disturbance in psychic functioning characterized by a limited ability to identify and communicate one's feelings. Development of specific rating scales and notably the well-validated 20-item Toronto alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) have allowed the study of alexithymia in numerous samples of clinical or non-clinical subjects. Recently, Rieffe et al. [Pers and Individ Differ 40 (2006) 123-133] have developed an alexithymia questionnaire for children (AQC) basing on the TAS-20. The AQC comprised 20 items divided into three subscales: difficulty-identifying feelings (DIF), difficulty describing feelings (DDF) and externally-oriented thinking (EOT). Using a sample of 740 children and the Dutch version of the AQC the three-factor structure of alexithymia was found, using confirmatory factorial analysis, but the EOT factor showed low factor loadings and reliability. |