Somatic Complaint List (SCL)
Rieffe‚ C.‚ Meerum Terwogt‚ M.‚ Bosch‚ J.D. (2004)
How did you feel over the last 4 weeks?
1. I Never/ sometimes/ often feel dizzy
2. I Never/ sometimes/ often feel tired
3. I Never/ sometimes/ often have a stomach ache
4. I Never/ sometimes/ often feel healthy and good
5. I Never/ sometimes/ often feel pain in my arms and legs
6. I Never/ sometimes/ often feel weak in my body
7. I Never/ sometimes/ often feel well
8. I Never/ sometimes/ often have a headache
9. I Never/ sometimes/ often feel sick
10. I Never/ sometimes/ often feel shaky or shivery
11. I Never/ sometimes/ often nauseous
This instrument can be found at: http://www.focusonemotions.nl/index.php/instrument-development
Never‚ sometimes‚ often
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Jellesma‚ F.C.‚ Rieffe‚ C.‚ & Meerum Terwogt‚ M. (2007). The Somatic Complaint List: Validation of a self-report questionnaire assessing somatic complaints in children. Journal of Psychosomatic Research‚ 63‚ 399-401.