A confirmatory factor analysis of the Observer alexithymia scale in treatment seeking alcohol-dependent patients

Fred A. Thorberg; Ross Mc D Young; Karen A. Sullivan; Michael Lyvers; Cameron P. Hurst; Reidar Tyssen; Jason P. Connor; Gerald F X Feeney

doi:10.3109/14659891.2012.707281

A confirmatory factor analysis of the Observer alexithymia scale in treatment seeking alcohol-dependent patients

Fred A. Thorberg^*
, Ross Mc D Young
, Karen A. Sullivan
, Michael Lyvers
, Cameron P. Hurst
, Reidar Tyssen
, Jason P. Connor
, Gerald F X Feeney

^*Corresponding author for this work

Faculty of Society & Design

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Confirmatory factor analyses evaluated the factorial validity of the Observer Alexithymia Scale (OAS) in an alcohol-dependent sample. Observation was conducted by clinical psychologists. All models examined were rejected, given their poor fit. Given the psychometric limitations of the OAS shown in this study, the OAS may not be the most appropriate measure to use early in treatment among alcohol-dependent individuals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	492-498
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Substance Use
Volume	18
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/14659891.2012.707281
Publication status	Published - 2013

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