Research Article
Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of Children's Somatization Inventory

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Summary

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Children's Somatization Inventory (CSI) in Turkish schoolchildren and adolescents.

Methods

The CSI was translated using translation and back-translation. The participants were 813 schoolchildren, adolescents and their parents (n = 453). Content and construct validity were assessed to test the validity of the CSI-24. Internal consistency reliability, interrater reliability (child-parent agreement) and test-retest reliability were assessed to test the reliability of the CSI-24.

Results

Psychometric analyses of the Turkish version of the CSI-24 indicate high reliability and good content and construct validity.

Conclusion

The Turkish version of the CSI-24 is a useful instrument for measuring self-reported somatic complaints in Turkish schoolchildren and adolescents between the ages of 9 and 15.

Keywords

child
psychology
reliability and validity
somatization disorder

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