Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of DSM-5 level 2 somatic symptom scale (Child form for 11-17 years and parent form for 6-17 years); [DSM-5 Düzey 2 Bedensel Belirtiler Ölçeği Türkçe Formunun geçerliliği ve güvenilirliği (11-17 Yaş Çocuk ve 6-17 Yaş Anne-Baba Formları)]
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2017
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Yalin Sapmaz Ş.
Serim Demirgören B.
Yörük Ülker G.
Aydemir Ö.
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Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine
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Objective: This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish Version of DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) Level 2 Somatic Symptom Scale’s Child and Parent Forms. Methods: The study group consisted of a community and clinical sample. The scale was applied to 120 parents and 186 adoles-cents that represented the clinical and community sample. During the assessment process, Child Somatization Inventory was also used. Results: Reliability analyses indicated a high internal consistency regarding DSM-5 Level 2 Somatic Symptom Scales, for parent forms and acceptable internal consistency for child forms. In the meantime, it was shown that both child and parents form for DSM-5 Level 2 Somatization Symptom Scale were significantly correlated with Child Somatization Inventory. As for the content validity, five factors for child forms and three factors for parent forms were obtained and was observed to be consistent with the original construct of the scale. Con-clusion: It was concluded that Turkish version of DSM-V Level 2 Somatic Symptom Scale was a valid and reliable tool to be utilized both for clinical practice and research purposes. © 2017 Anadolu Psikiyatri Derg. All rights reserved.
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adolescent, Article, assessment of humans, content validity, DSM-5, human, internal consistency, reliability, Somatic Symptom Scale, somatization, validity