Adaptarea Scalei pentru tulburarea cu simptome somatice – Criteriul B (SSD-12) pe populația generală din România
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The present research aimed to translate the Somatic Symptom Disorder – B Criteria Scale (SSD-12) (Toussaint et al., 2016) and investigate its psychometric properties in the general Romanian population. The questionnaire assesses the cognitive, affective and behavioral features of Somatic Symptom Disorder, based on DSM-5 (APA, 2013) diagnostic criteria. Two samples (N1=250, N2=450) have been used in order to assess internal consistency, test-retest reliability, factor structure, convergent validity and influence of socio-demographic variables, as well as to provide cutoff points for psychological burden. Participants (ages 18 to 71 years-old) filled out a socio-demographic data sheet and the Somatic Symptom Disorder – B Criteria Scale (SSD-12) and those from the second sample also filled out the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) (Kroenke et al., 2001), which assesses the depression. Results indicated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach’s α=0.94) and very good test-retest reliability over 2-weeks period (rs=0.87, p<0.001). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis supported the one-factor model, obtained by the authors of the original version of the scale, in the general population (Toussaint et al., 2017). Convergent validity was confirmed by the correlation between the scores obtained at SSD-12 and PHQ-9 (rs=0.49, p<0.001). The influence of the socio-demographic variables on SSD-12 was not statistically significant. Cutoff points for medium, high and very high psychological burden were 15, 20 and 26. The psychometric properties of the Romanian version of SSD-12 indicate that the scale is appropriate for investigating the psychological features of somatic symptom disorder, in general population.
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