The Children's Somatization Inventory: Further evidence for its reliability and validity in a pediatric and a community sample of Dutch children and adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 413-422

  Meesters, Cor ^a   Muris, Peter ^a   Ghys, Alex ^a   Reumerman, Thirza ^a   Rooijmans, Marleen ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Children's Somatization Inventory; Somatization symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILDREN SOMATIZATION INVENTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SOMATIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0042922754     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsg031     Document Type: Article

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