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Use of a Video Scoring Anchor for Rapid Serial Assessment of Social Communication in Toddlers

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Children's Somatization Inventory: psychometric properties of the revised form (CSI-24).

Lynn S Walker¹, Joy E Beck, Judy Garber

¹Division of Adolescent Medicine and Behavioral Science, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-3571, USA. lynn.walker@vanderbilt.edu

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

|September 11, 2008

Summary

The refined Children's Somatization Inventory (CSI-24) is a reliable tool for assessing somatization in youth. This validated 24-item scale accurately measures symptom reporting in pediatric patients with chronic abdominal pain.

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Published on: March 14, 2018

Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Pediatrics
Psychometrics

Background:

Somatization is common in pediatric patients with chronic abdominal pain.
The Children's Somatization Inventory (CSI) is a tool used to assess somatization.
Refining the CSI is crucial for accurate diagnosis and treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

To psychometrically evaluate and refine the Children's Somatization Inventory (CSI).
To investigate the dimensionality of somatization in pediatric patients.
To develop a more accurate and reliable measure for clinical use.

Main Methods:

A multimethod psychometric evaluation was performed.
The CSI was administered to 876 pediatric patients with chronic abdominal pain.
Three psychometric models were used to identify and refine scale items.

Main Results:

Eleven weak items were removed, resulting in a 24-item scale (CSI-24).
The CSI-24 demonstrated good psychometric properties across three models.
The CSI-24 showed a high correlation (.99) with the original CSI.
A dominant general factor was identified, though not strictly unidimensional.

Conclusions:

The CSI-24 is a psychometrically sound and reliable measure.
Somatization in youth with chronic abdominal pain appears to have a strong general factor.
The CSI-24 captures a continuum of symptom reporting and specific symptom clusters.