Development of the Korean Somatization Scale for Children: An Investigation of Reliability and Validity.
- Author:
Soyoung Irene LEE
1
;
Joon Ho PARK
;
Han Yong JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Medical School, Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. hanyjung@schbc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Somatization;
Children;
Rating;
Reliability;
Validity
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Anxiety;
Checklist;
Child;
Child Behavior;
Depression;
Fatigue;
Headache;
Humans;
Parents;
Psychometrics;
Reproducibility of Results
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2008;19(3):168-174
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to develop the Korean Somatization Scale for Children (KSS-C) and to evaluate the reliability and validity of this scale. METHODS: Sixty-five children and adolescents with somatic symptoms were evaluated the KSS-C, Child Version, the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC). 65 parents of the subjects evaluated the KSS-C, Parent Version and Korean version of the Child Behavior Checklist (K-CBCL). Psychometric properties and associations with the internalizing symptoms were. RESULTS: Three factors were extracted by factor analysis. KSS-C was significantly correlated with the CDI, the STAIC, and the internalization, externalization and somatization scale of the K-CBCL. The KSS-C, Parent Version was significantly correlated with the KSS-C, Child Version. Frequently reported somatic symptoms in children were fatigue, headache, low energy, stoma-chache, and nausea. CONCLUSION: Both KSS-C, Child Version and KSS-P, Parent Version were valid and reliable instrument assess somatic symptoms in Korean children and adolescents.
