Hendryx M S, Haviland M G, Shaw D G
Graduate Program in Hospital and Health Administration, University of Iowa.
J Pers Assess. 1991 Apr;56(2):227-37. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa5602_4.
Investigators have suggested that alexithymia is a multidimensional construct and that it is responsive to situational stressors. We tested these hypotheses in a sample of 110 freshman medical students. We conducted factor analyses on the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the state portion of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and then used LISREL to examine the relationships among the various factors. The results indicated that the TAS consists of several independent dimensions and that the dimensions associated with difficulties identifying and communicating feelings are positively related to depression and anxiety. Thus, the evidence now affirms that alexithymia (as measured by the TAS) is multidimensional and that certain dimensions are state dependent.
研究人员提出，述情障碍是一个多维度的概念，并且它会对情境压力源产生反应。我们在110名大一医学生样本中对这些假设进行了测试。我们对多伦多述情障碍量表（TAS）、贝克抑郁量表（BDI）以及状态-特质焦虑量表（STAI）的状态部分进行了因子分析，然后使用LISREL来检验各因素之间的关系。结果表明，TAS由几个独立的维度组成，与识别和表达情感困难相关的维度与抑郁和焦虑呈正相关。因此，现有证据证实，述情障碍（通过TAS测量）是多维度的，并且某些维度取决于状态。
