A French version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 Items (TAS-20) wa
s factor-analyzed on a sample of 263 university students and its facto
r solution analyzed along with the studies using the Canadian version.
Our results show a two-factor solution where the items rating the dif
ficulty to identify feelings and the items rating the difficulty to de
scribe feelings constitute a sole factor contrary to the Canadian vers
ion. These data are reviewed in the context of previous research and o
ffer two subscales for future investigations utilizing the TAS-20.