The Observer Alexithymia Scale: A Reliable and Valid Alternative for Alexithymia Measurement?

被引：11

作者：

Meganck, Reitske ^{[1
]}

Vanheule, Stijn ^{[1
]}

Desmet, Mattias ^{[1
]}

Inslegers, Ruth ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ghent, Dept Psychoanal & Clin Consulting, Fac Psychol & Educ Sci, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

来源：

JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT | 2010年 / 92卷 / 02期

关键词：

FACTORIAL VALIDITY; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; ITEM SELECTION; MONTE-CARLO; SAMPLE-SIZE; TORONTO; RELIABILITY; FIT; QUESTIONNAIRE; NUMBER;

D O I：

10.1080/00223890903510449

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

In this study, we evaluated the reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the Observer Alexithymia Scale (OAS; Haviland, Warren, Riggs, 2000) while addressing shortcomings of earlier research. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were found to be adequate, whereas interrater reliability was insufficient. The original five-factor model (Distant, Uninsightful, Somatizing, Humorless, Rigid) with item parcels showed excellent fit, indicating adequate translation. Alternative models were tested to overcome problems with the parcel method, and all showed poor fit. OAS total scores correlated .23 with the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (Bagby, Parker, Taylor, 1994; Bagby, Taylor, Parker, 1994) and .50 with the Toronto Structured Interview for Alexithymia (Bagby, Taylor, Parker, Dickens, 2006). These problematic results on validity compromise the use of the OAS as an alexithymia measure.

引用

页码：175 / 185

页数：11

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