psychometric properties of takata and sakata’s psychosomatic complaints scale among iranian university students

aim and background: there are no questionnaires to assess the psychosomatic complaints of university students in iran. the purpose of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of takata and sakata's psychosomatic complaints scale among iranian university students. methods and materials: in this study, multistage cluster sampling was used to select 291 individuals from all male and female students of mohaghegh adabili university (iran). data was collected using takata and sakata's psychosomatic complaints scale and goldberg's general health questionnaire. the obtained data was analyzed by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, pearson's correlation coefficient, and cronbach's alpha coefficients. findings: takata and sakata's psychosomatic complaints scale had efficient face, content, concurrent, and construct validity to assess university students. the retest reliability and internal consistency of the scale were also adequate. conclusions: takata and sakata's psychosomatic complaints scale can be used to identify students with psychosomatic complaints. therefore, the use of this scale in student counseling is recommended.