Toronto Scales (TAS 20)

R. Michael Bagby‚ James D. A. Parker and Graeme J. Taylor‚. 1994

1. I am often confused about what I am feeling

2. It is difficult for me to find the right words for my feelings

3. I have physical sensations that even doctors don’t understand

4. I am able to describe my feelings easily(R)

5. I prefer to analyze problems rather than just describe them (R)

6. When I am upset‚ I don’t know if I am sad‚ frightened‚ or angry

7. I am often puzzled by sensations in my body

8. I prefer to just let things happen rather than to understand why they turned out that way

9. I have feelings that I can’t quite identify

10. Being in touch with emotions is essential (R)

11. I find it hard to describe how I feel about people

12. People tell me to describe my feelings more

13. I don’t know what’s going on inside me

14. I often don’t know why I am angry

15. I prefer talking to people about their daily activities rather than their feelings

16. I prefer to watch “light” entertainment shows rather than psychological dramas

17. It’s difficult for me to reveal my innermost feelings‚ even to close friends

18. I can feel close to someone‚ even in moments of silence (R)

19. I find examination of my feelings useful in solving personal problems (R)

20. Looking for hidden meanings in movies or plays distracts from their enjoyment

This instrument can be found at: http://contextualscience.org/TAS_Measure & http://www.focusonemotions.nl/index.php/alexithymia-questionnaire-for-children & http://www.focusonemotions.nl/files/Alex%20Kids%20UK.pdf

Bagby‚ R. M.‚ Parker‚ J. D. A. & Taylor‚ G. J. (1994). The twenty-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale-I. Item se‎lection and cross-validation of the factor structure. Journal of Psychosomatic Research‚ 38‚ 23-32."

Bagby‚ R.M.‚ Taylor‚ G.J.‚ & Parker‚ J.D.A. (1994). The Twenty- Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale II. Convergent discriminant‚and concurrent validity. Journal of Psychosomatic Research‚ 38‚ 33–40.

Taylor‚ G.J.‚ Ryan‚ D.‚ & Bagby‚ R.M. (1985). Toward the development of a new self-report alexithymia scale. Psychotherapy& Psychosomatics‚ 44‚ 191–199.

Zimmermann‚ Grégoire; Rossier‚ Jérôme; Meyer de Stadelhofen‚ Franz; Gaillard‚ François. (2005). Alexithymia Assessment and Relations with Dimensions of Personality. European Journal of Psychological Assessment‚ Vol 21(1)‚ 2005‚ 23-33.

Rieffe‚ C.‚ Oosterveld‚ P.‚ Meerum Terwogt‚ M.‚ Novin‚ S.‚ Nasiri‚ H.‚ & Latifian‚ M. (2010). Relationship between alexithymia‚ mood and internalizing symptoms in children and young adolescents: Evidence from an Iranian sample. Personality and Individual Differences‚ 48‚ 425-430.

Besharat‚ M. A.‚ Rostami‚ R.‚ Pourhosein‚ R.‚ & Mirzamani‚ M. (2006). Assessing reliability and validity of Farsi Version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 in asample of opioid substance use disordered patients. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry‚1‚ 133- 139

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