School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
J Pers Assess. 2024 Nov-Dec;106(6):776-786. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2024.2320417. Epub 2024 Feb 29.
The study and measurement of alexithymia - a trait marked by difficulty identifying and describing feelings - can be improved by incorporating objective measures to supplement self-report scales. The Alexithymia Provoked Response Questionnaire (APRQ) is an observer-rated alexithymia tool that shows promise yet can be time-consuming to administer. The present study aimed to assess the feasibility of computer administration and scoring of the APRQ. Further, the APRQ's association with verbal IQ and emotional vocabulary use was examined, as was the relationship between the APRQ and the self-report Bermond-Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire-B (BVAQ-B). Adult participants ( = 366), including a proportion gathered through purposive sampling, participated in an online study. Inter-rater reliability measures indicated that computerized scoring of the APRQ is as reliable as human scoring, making the measure scalable for use with large samples. Alexithymia levels were independent of two measures of verbal IQ. Correlational analyses indicated overlap in alexithymia as measured by the APRQ and most of the subscales of the BVAQ-B. The APRQ, as an objective measure, may capture deficits in emotional awareness independent of self-insight.
对述情障碍（一种难以识别和描述情感的特征）的研究和测量可以通过纳入客观测量来补充自我报告量表来改进。述情障碍诱发反应问卷（APRQ）是一种观察者评定的述情障碍工具，具有很大的潜力，但实施起来可能很耗时。本研究旨在评估 APRQ 的计算机管理和评分的可行性。此外，还研究了 APRQ 与言语智商和情绪词汇使用的关系，以及 APRQ 与自我报告的 Bermond-Vorst 述情障碍问卷-B（BVAQ-B）之间的关系。包括通过有目的抽样收集的一部分参与者在内的成年参与者（n=366）参加了一项在线研究。评分者间信度测量表明，APRQ 的计算机评分与人工评分一样可靠，使该测量方法可扩展用于大样本。述情障碍水平与两种言语智商测量无关。相关分析表明，APRQ 测量的述情障碍与 BVAQ-B 的大多数分量表存在重叠。作为一种客观测量，APRQ 可能独立于自我洞察力，捕捉到情感意识的缺陷。
