Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of Children's Somatization Inventory.
- Author:
Hasibe KADIOGLU
1
;
Fatma Nevin SISMAN
;
Ayse ERGUN
Author Information
1. Department of Community Health Nursing, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. hasibek@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
child;
psychology;
reliability and validity;
somatization disorder
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Child;
Humans;
Parents;
Psychometrics;
Reproducibility of Results;
Somatoform Disorders
- From:Asian Nursing Research
2012;6(1):9-12
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
