tas {BGGM}

Data: Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS)

Description

A dataset containing items from the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS). There are 20 variables and 1925 observations

Usage

data("tas")

Format

A data frame with 20 variables and 1925 observations (5 point Likert scale)

Details

• 1 I am often confused about what emotion 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

• 5 I prefer to analyze problems rather than just describe them

• 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 just to 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

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

• 18 I can feel close to someone, even in moments of silence

• 19 I find examination of my feelings useful in solving personal problems

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

• gender "M" (male) or "F" (female)

Note

There are three domains

Difficulty identifying feelings: items 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14

Difficulty describing feelings: items 2, 4, 11, 12, 17

Externally oriented thinking: items 10, 15, 16, 18, 19

References

Briganti, G., & Linkowski, P. (2019). Network approach to items and domains from the Toronto Alexithymia Scale. Psychological reports.

Examples

data("tas")