چكيده لاتين :
This study investigated the psychometric properties of Farsi version
of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 for 709 undergraduate students
(416 females and 293 males) at the University of Tehran. All
participants were asked to complete the Farsi version of the Toronto
Alexithymia Scale-20 (FTAS-20), the Emotional Intelligence Scale,
and the Mental Health Inventory. Findings supported the internal
consistency, test-retest reliability, concurrent validity, and three-factor
structure of the Farsi version of the TAS-20. The factors found in the
Farsi version of the TAS-20 are similar to the three factors found by
Bagby, Parker and Taylor (1994) and were accordingly labeled as
"Difficulty Identifying Feelings" (DIF), "Difficulty Describing
Feelings" (DDF) and "Externally-Oriented Thinking" (EaT). Results
of this study provide evidence supporting the cross-cultural validity of
the TAS-20 and its applicability in Iran.
