Development of the Ghent Multidimensional Somatic Complaints Scale

Autor/inn/en	Beirens, Koen; Fontaine, Johnny R. J.
Titel	Development of the Ghent Multidimensional Somatic Complaints Scale
Quelle	In: Assessment, 17 (2010) 1, S.70-80 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-1911
DOI	10.1177/1073191109337187
Schlagwörter	Factor Structure; Measures (Individuals); Factor Analysis; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Regression (Statistics); Foreign Countries; Pain; Fatigue (Biology); Adults; Anxiety; Psychological Patterns; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Belgium; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenstruktur; Messdaten; Faktorenanalyse; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Ausland; Schmerz; Fatigue; Ermüdung; Angst; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Belgien; Türkei
Abstract	The present study aimed at developing a new scale that operationalizes a hierarchical model of somatic complaints. First, 63 items representing a wide range of symptoms and sensations were compiled from somatic complaints scales and emotion literature. These complaints were rated by Belgian students (n = 307) and Belgian adults (n = 603). Exploratory factor analyses identified a gastrointestinal, cardiorespiratory, pain, temperature regulation, and fatigue factor. Next, the number of complaints was reduced to 18. Second, the short scale, called the Ghent Multidimensional Somatic Complaints Scale (GMSC), was administered to Belgian students (n = 735), Belgian adults (n = 664), and Turkish adults (n = 222). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that a higher-order model with five first-order and one second-order factor fitted best. Regression analyses demonstrated that the first-order factors were differentially related to anxiety, depression, anger, age, and gender. In sum, the GMSC scale offers the possibility to assess individual differences in somatic complaints from a hierarchical perspective. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10