TABLE 3.

Internal consistency of Psychosomatic Symptoms Scale (PSSS) Urdu version.

S/No	Items	Mean (SD)	Corrected item- total correlations	Cronbach’s Alpha if item deleted
1	Dizziness	2.41 (0.708)	0.734	0.973
2	Eye discomfort	2.29 (0.672)	0.778	0.973
3	Burning or tight sensation	2.44 (0.688)	0.723	0.972
4	Limb trembling or numbness	2.24 (7.05)	0.759	0.973
5	Depressed mood	2.24 (0.839)	0.644	0.974
6	Cardiovascular symptoms	2.39 (0.698)	0.850	0.973
7	Pulmonary symptoms	2.45 (0.684)	0.831	0.974
8	Discomfort of throat	2.41 (0.698)	0.808	0.973
9	Tinnitus	1.37 (0.739)	0.830	0.973
10	No interest	2.35 (0.766)	0.640	0.972
11	Anger or irritation	2.35 (0.762)	0.662	0.974
12	Nervousness or panic	2.33 (0.770)	0.668	0.974
13	Dryness of mouth	2.39 (0.741)	0.846	0.973
14	Sour regurgitation	2.36 (0.750)	0.860	0.972
15	Nausea or vomiting	2.40 (0.725)	0.837	0.974
16	Abdominal symptoms	1.43 (0.678)	0.847	0.972
17	Avoidance of anxiety	2.32 (0.787)	0.674	0.974
18	Urine abnormality	2.37 (0.832)	0.859	0.972
19	Perineal discomfort	2.38 (0.953)	0.891	0.973
20	Sexual (male) or menstrual (female) dysfunction	2.38 (0.753)	0.897	0.972
21	Suicidal thoughts	2.27 (0.756)	0.437	0.971
22	Feeling heat or cold	2.39 (0.773)	0.852	0.972
23	Pain	2.33 (0.695)	0.700	0.974
24	Tiredness	2.30 (0.753)	0.769	0.974
25	Repeated thoughts or actions	2.33 (0.834)	0.672	0.972
26	Sleep difficulties	2.36 (0.723)	0.762	0.973

PSSS, Psychosomatic Symptoms Scale.