The prevalence of alexithymia and its association with sociodemographic variables were
studied in a sample of 1285 subjects representing the general population of Finland …

Social characteristics of alexithymic individuals were examined in a population-based study
of 2,682 middleaged men from Eastern Finland. Alexithymia, referring to difficulties in …

OBJECTIVE: We studied the prevalence of alexithymia, its distribution in different age
groups in a wide age range, its association with sociodemographic and health-related …

Objective: This study examines how alexithymia and depression are related to each other in
men and women in a sample of Finnish general population n= 2018. Methods: Alexithymia …

Results from a recent taxometric investigation of the alexithymia construct, measured by the
20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), with English-speaking samples in Canada …

OBJECTIVE: In recent years, the occurrence of alexithymia among the general population
has been ascertained in a handful of studies. There are no data concerning the …

Abstract Background: This 12-month follow-up study investigated the prevalence of
alexithymia and its relationship with depression in a sample of the general population from …

We examined the prevalence of alexithymia and its associations with sociodemographic
factors in a population cohort. The study forms part of the Northern Finland 1966 Birth …

Abstract The Toronto-Alexithymia-Scale (TAS-20) is used worldwide as a valid
measurement of alexithymia. Until now, population-based standardization and cut-off values …

The possibility remains that alexithymia is a culture-bound construct. The authors examined
the validity and reliability of the Japanese versions of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale …