Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- . Sepideh Hoseini 1
- . Mahdi Jafari 1
- . Kaveh Qaderi Bagajan 2
- . Zahra Asl Soleimani 3
- . Meysam Sadeghi 4
- . Shadi Zolfaghari 5
- . Aria Momeni 6
1 Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology and Education Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Clinical Psychology, Student Research Committee, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute for Cognitive Sciences Studies, Tehran, Iran
5 Department of Psychology and Education Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
6 Department of Health Psychology, Tehran Central Branch, Islamic Azad Universty, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of children’s
somatization 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 school
adolescents. 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 its
criterion validity, using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
methods were applied for construct validity.
RESULTS: Investigation of the psychometric properties of the Iranian version of CSI‑24 showed its
high 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 physical
complaints of Iranian school adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years.
Keywords
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