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Somatoform Symptoms Scale Urdu
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About Somatoform Symptoms Scale Urdu
Scale Name
Somatoform Symptoms Scale Urdu
Author Details
Naz & Kausar
Translation Availability
Not Sure
Background/Description
Somatoform Symptoms Scale (SSS; Naz & Kausar, 2012): To assess the severity of the symptoms of conversion symptoms, a sub-scale of SSS was used. SSS is an indigenously developed scale. In SSS, all the symptoms of different types of somatoform disorders (according to DSM-IV-TR, APA, 2000) were translated into the Urdu language.
For the sub-scale of conversion symptoms, the scale was based on the symptoms list that is used in DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000) criteria for the disorder.
These symptoms included sensory and motor symptoms for conversion disorder. Sensory symptoms (6 items) included loss of sensations, feeling extra sensations, loss of the part of sensation, loss of pain sensation, extraordinary sensations, and failure of a part of the body.
Motor symptoms (8 items) included whispering only, tremors of different body parts, stiffness in joints, difficulty in moving different parts of body, constipation, fits of cough, feeling suffocation, feeling numbness. The scale measures severity of symptoms on 5 points Likert scale ranging from not at all (0) to very severe (4). Cronbach’s alpha for this sub-scale for the present research is fairly good that is .87.
Administration, Scoring and Interpretation
- Explain the purpose of the SSS to the participant.
- Provide the participant with the SSS Urdu questionnaire.
- Instruct the participant to read each item carefully and rate the severity of each symptom on a 5-point Likert scale.
- Once the participant has completed the SSS Urdu questionnaire, collect the questionnaire.
Reliability and Validity
The scale measures severity of symptoms on 5 points Likert scale ranging from not at all (0) to very severe (4). Cronbach’s alpha for this sub-scale for the present research is fairly good that is .87.
Available Versions
72-Items
Reference
Naz, F., & Kausar, R. (2012). Parental acceptance-rejection and childhood abuse in adolescents with Somatoform disorders. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Naz, F., & Kausar, R. (2012). Parental rejection and comorbid disorders in adolescents with Somatization disorder. Journal of Behavioural Sciences, 22(1), 125-142.
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