Abstracts
Résumé
Cette étude visait à analyser les premiers indices de validité du 20-items Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) avec des adolescents québécois en utilisant une version traduite et révisée par un groupe de recherche de l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (Léveillée, 2012). Des analyses factorielles confirmatoires avec l’estimateur ML (Maximum Likelihood) ont été effectuées pour tester cinq différents modèles avec 183 adolescents (143 filles et 40 garçons) âgés de 14 à 18 ans. Les résultats indiquent que le traditionnel modèle oblique à 3 facteurs est celui qui représente le mieux les données.
Mots-clés :
- alexithymie,
- tas-20,
- adolescents,
- analyse factorielle confirmatoire
Abstract
This research aimed to analyze first evidence of validity of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale with French Canadian adolescents using a revised and translated version by a research group of Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (Léveillée, 2012). Confirmatory factorial analysis with Maximum Likelihood (ML) estimator was realized to test five different models with 183 adolescents (143 girls and 40 boys) from 14 to 18 years old. Results indicate that the traditional oblique 3-factor model best represents the data.
Keywords:
- alexithymia,
- tas-20,
- adolescents,
- confirmatory factor analysis
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