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Table 2 Factor loadings and Inter-factor correlations by confirmatory factor analysis of the Questionnaire to Assess Alexithymia for Adolescents (QAAA)

From: Validity issues in the assessment of alexithymia related to the developmental stages of emotional cognition and language

 

DIF

EOT

CIC

DDF

Difficulty Identifying Feelings

    

   When I am upset, I don't know whether I am sad, frightened, or angry.

.82***

   

   I am often confused about sensations in my body.

.77***

   

   I often don't know why I am angry.

.65***

   

   I have physical sensations that even doctors don't understand.

.57***

   

Externally-Oriented Thinking

    

   I learn much about myself on the basis of my feelings. (R) (23)

 

.59***

  

   It is important to be aware of one's own feeling and to understand what feeling it is. (R)

 

.74***

  

   I find examining my feelings useful in solving personal problems. (R)

 

.66***

  

   When I am at loss as to how to behave, I often rely on my feelings to help guide my actions. (R) (15)

 

.65***

  

Constricted imaginal Capacities

    

   I can become absorbed and imagine some things in the same way as I experience a good movie or story. (R) (24)

  

.74***

 

   I become absorbed in thinking about the characters in novels or movies. (R) (16)

  

.78***

 

   I think I have much imagination. (R) (4)

  

.57***

 

Difficulty Describing Feelings

    

   It is difficult for me to reveal my innermost feelings, even to close friends.

   

.66***

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

   

.74***

Inter-factor correlations

    

DIF

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-.42***

-.39***

.54***

EOT

 

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.57***

-.54***

CIC

  

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-.37**

  1. Items marked with (R) are reverse-scored. **p < .01, ***p < .001