TY - JOUR

T1 - Assessing Alexithymia: Psychometric Properties of the Russian Version of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire

AU - Larionow, Paweł

AU - Preece, David A.

AU - Khokhlova, Olga

AU - Iakovleva, Maria V.

N1 - Larionow P., Preece D.A., Khokhlova O., Iakovleva M.V. Assessing Alexithymia: Psychometric Properties of the Russian Version of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire. Klinicheskaia i spetsial'naia psikhologiia=Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 2023. Vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 43–65. DOI: 10.17759/cpse.2023120103

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - The Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ; Preece et al., 2018) is a recently developed24-item self-report measure of alexithymia. Originally created in English, the questionnairewas designed to assess all facets of alexithymia and do so across both negative and positiveemotions. This study aimed to introduce and examine the psychometric properties of thefirst Russian version of the PAQ. Our sample was 229 Russian-speaking adults aged 18–60(M = 28.59, SD = 9.41) from the general population. Confirmatory factor analysis was usedto verify the PAQ’s factor structure. The convergent and divergent validity of thequestionnaire was assessed via relationships with other measures of alexithymia,emotional reactivity, mental health symptoms, and trait vitality. The questionnairedemonstrated strong factorial validity, and convergent and divergent validity was alsoempirically supported. Internal consistency reliability was good for all subscales and thetotal score. Overall, the Russian version of the PAQ therefore appears to have strongpsychometric properties, thus supporting the cross-cultural applicability of the alexithymiaconstruct and this instrument. The capacity of the PAQ to assess alexithymia across bothnegative and positive emotions should usefully advance alexithymia assessments inRussian settings. The clinical relevance of appraising positive emotions seems to beimportant for future investigations in Russian samples.

AB - The Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ; Preece et al., 2018) is a recently developed24-item self-report measure of alexithymia. Originally created in English, the questionnairewas designed to assess all facets of alexithymia and do so across both negative and positiveemotions. This study aimed to introduce and examine the psychometric properties of thefirst Russian version of the PAQ. Our sample was 229 Russian-speaking adults aged 18–60(M = 28.59, SD = 9.41) from the general population. Confirmatory factor analysis was usedto verify the PAQ’s factor structure. The convergent and divergent validity of thequestionnaire was assessed via relationships with other measures of alexithymia,emotional reactivity, mental health symptoms, and trait vitality. The questionnairedemonstrated strong factorial validity, and convergent and divergent validity was alsoempirically supported. Internal consistency reliability was good for all subscales and thetotal score. Overall, the Russian version of the PAQ therefore appears to have strongpsychometric properties, thus supporting the cross-cultural applicability of the alexithymiaconstruct and this instrument. The capacity of the PAQ to assess alexithymia across bothnegative and positive emotions should usefully advance alexithymia assessments inRussian settings. The clinical relevance of appraising positive emotions seems to beimportant for future investigations in Russian samples.

KW - ALEXITHYMIA

KW - emotional reactivity

KW - NEGATIVE EMOTIONS

KW - POSITIVE EMOTIONS

KW - psychometric properties

KW - psychopathology

KW - validity

KW - алекситимия

KW - эмоциональная реактивность

KW - ОТРИЦАТЕЛЬНЫЕ ЭМОЦИИ

KW - положительные эмоции

KW - ПСИХОМЕТРИЧЕСКИЕ СВОЙСТВА

KW - ПСИХОПАТОЛОГИЯ

KW - валидность

M3 - Article

VL - 12

SP - 43

EP - 65

JO - Клиническая и специальная психология

JF - Клиническая и специальная психология

SN - 2304-0394

IS - 1

ER -