Investigation of the psychometric properties of children’s somatization inventory in Iranian adolescents
نویسندگان
1 Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute for Cognitive Sciences Studies, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Psychology and Education Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Health Psychology, Tehran Central Branch, Islamic Azad Universty, Tehran, Iran
5 Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6 Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology and Education Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
7 Department of Clinical Psychology, Student Research Committee, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of children’ssomatization inventory (CSI‑24) in a sample of Iranian school adolescents.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, after translating and back‑translating CSI‑24,comparisons were made with the original version. The study population consisted of 394 schooladolescents. Cronbach’s alpha method was used to examine the reliability of the scale. Furthermore,the correlation of the scale with the Symptom Checklist‑90‑Revised was evaluated to determine itscriterion validity, using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysismethods were applied for construct validity.RESULTS: Investigation of the psychometric properties of the Iranian version of CSI‑24 showed itshigh reliability and confirmatory factor analysis results show the model’s satisfactory fitting.CONCLUSION: The Persian version of CSI‑24 is a useful self‑report tool for evaluating the physicalcomplaints of Iranian school adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years.
