Abstract

This study investigated the reliabilty and validity of the Korean versions of Somatosensory Amplification Scale and Symptom Interpretation Questionnaire. These scales were administerd to 222 college students, 50 psychiatric patients, and 55 normal adults. Alpha-coefficient, split-half coefficient, test-retest reliability, and item-total correlation were calculated. The results showed that internal consistencies of somatic and emotional attribution scale of Symptom Interpretation Questionnaire were good, but that of neutral attribution scale was somewhat insufficient, particularly in normal adults. And internal consistency of Somatosensory Amplification Scale was low in psychiatric patients. The concurrent validities of two scales were good. Some items were somewhat unreliable, but overall reliabilties and validities of the two scales were good.