Toronto Alexithymia Scale, TAS-26

Online version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), one of the most commonly used measures of alexithymia. TAS measures the following three factors: difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing feelings, externally-oriented thinking.

Toronto Alexithymia Scale, TAS-20 | form | sample

Authors: G. Taylor, J. Parker, R. Bagby (1994)

Previous version TAS-26, a single factor measure of alexithymia, is also available.

Toronto Alexithymia Scale, TAS-26 | form | sample

Authors: G. Taylor, D. Ryan, R. Bagby (1985)

Test is provided for educational and entertainment use only. It is not intended to be a psychological advice of any kind, and come without any guarantee of accuracy or validity. Assesment is free and anonymous. You can save the direct link to your results.

References

G. J. Taylor, D. Ryan, R. M. Bagby. Toward the development of a new self-report alexithymia scale // Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 1985. 44(4)
R. M. Bagby, J. D. A. Parker, G. J. Taylor. The twenty-item Toronto Alexithymia scale-I. Item selection and cross-validation of the factor structure // Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 1994. 38(1)