Reliability and Validity of the Farsi Version of the Somatosensory Amplification Scale.

Background: The somatosensory amplification scale (SSAS) is a 10-item self-report instrument designed to assess a tendency to experience normal somatic and visceral sensations as intense, noxious, and disturbing.

Objectives: The present study investigated the reliability and validity of the SSAS, developed by Barsky et al. (1988), in the Iranian population.