Longitudinal evaluation of the psychometric stability of the somatic symptom scale-8 (SSS-8) in a large German general population sample

Abstract The Somatic Symptom Scale (SSS-8) is a brief 8-item tool for screening common somatic symptoms. This study is the first to examine its temporal invariance and stability across three COVID-19 pandemic time points, while also analyzing changes in SSS-8 scores in the general population and acr...

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Principais autores:	Julia Petersen, Elmar Brähler, Nora Hettich-Damm, Rieke Baumkötter, Philipp S. Wild, Alica Hartmann, Karl J. Lackner, Jochem König, Manfred E. Beutel
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Nature Portfolio 2026-05-01
coleção:	Scientific Reports
Assuntos:	Somatic Symptom Scale psychometrics confirmatory factor analysis measurement invariance SARS-CoV-2
Acesso em linha:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-51808-0
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