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Validation of the Somatic Symptom Disorder-B Criteria Scale for Adults in South Korea
1Department of Psychology, Daegu University, Gyeongsan, Korea.
Background:
The Somatic Symptom Disorder-B Criteria Scale measures the cognitive, affective, and behavioral features of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 somatic symptom disorder. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Somatic Symptom Disorder-B Criteria Scale in a community sample of Korean adults.
Methods:
The sample included 349 Korean adults (71.6% female (n = 250); mean age, 22.6 SD = 4.8). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was performed for construct validity, Pearson r correlations were used to assess convergent validity, and internal consistency was calculated by Cronbach's alpha coefficients and item-total correlation.
Results:
Findings of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the Korean version of the Somatic Symptom Disorder-B Criteria Scale had a modified unifactorial structure. Indices of convergent validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency reliability of the Korean version of the Somatic Symptom Disorder-B Criteria Scale were acceptable.
Conclusions:
These results suggest that the Korean version of the Somatic Symptom Disorder-B Criteria Scale is suitable for assessing the cognitive, affective, and behavioral features of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 somatic symptom disorder in Korean adults in community settings.
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