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The present study was carried out to construct and validate a self-report measure of alexithymia (AS - 21). After
pilot study, the factorial validity and internal consistency of the scale was determined on a sample of 863
subjects (men = 429, women = 434) of different age groups recruited from different cities of Punjab. Thirtyeight items were subjected to principal component analysis through Varimax rotation method. Results revealed
a three factor solution with .82 alpha reliability. The three factors were named as Difficulty in recognizing
emotions, Difficulty in expressing feelings and Lack of introspective awareness. Factor solution obtained by
EFA was further confirmed and validated by the confirmatory factor analysis. Furthermore results revealed
significant gender differences in alexithymia. Convergent validity of AS-21 was proved by finding positive
correlation with Toronto Alexithymia Scale. The Alexithymia scale is a promising measure with good items
homogeneity, internal consistency and a meaningful pattern of validity.
Ambreen Fatima, Saba Ghayas, Rabia Khawar. (2016) Development and Validation of Alexithymia Scale for Pakistani Population, Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Volume 14, Issue 2.
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