Reexamining the factor structure of somatization using the children's somatization inventory (CSI-24) in a community sample

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 914-924

  Lavigne, John V ^a,b   Saps, Miguel ^a   Bryant, Fred B ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Children's Memorial Research Center   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; confirmatory factor analysis; exploratory factor analysis; medically unexplained symptoms; somatization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 84866413741     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss060     Document Type: Article

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