Asian Nurs Res.  2012 Mar;6(1):9-12.

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

• Kadioglu H
• Sisman FN
• Ergun A

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.

Keyword

child; psychology; reliability and validity; somatization disorder

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Child
Humans
Parents
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Somatoform Disorders