Development of the Korean Version of the Social Adjustment Scale in the Schizophrenics: A Study on the Reliability and Validity / 신경정신의학
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
; : 1351-1364, 1999.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to develop the Korean version of the Social Adjustment Scale II-Revised Version (KSAS II-RV) in the schizophrenics.METHODS:
KSAS II-RV was administered to 67 schizophrenic patients and 78 matched normal controls for examining the reliability and validity.RESULTS:
Data analysis showed statistically significant reliabilities and validities of KSAS II-RV. The test-retest reliability, inter-rater reliability, and internal consistency for total scores of KSAS II-RV were 0.85, 0.89. and 0.87, respectively. Evidence for discriminant validity of KSAS II-RV comes from the results that the mean scores of schizophrenic patients were significantly high than those of normal controls. Construct validity was assessed by calculating the 10 inter-subareas correlations of the KSAS II-RV, and all except the sexual adjustment area were statistically significant. Significant correlations between the global area scores of KSAS II-RV and those of Global Assessment of Functioning Scale lend support for the concurrent validity of this instrument indirectly.CONCLUSION:
KSAS II-RV was found to be a valid and reliable instrument which can be used to evaluate the degree of social adjustment in the schizophrenic patients.
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Main subject:
Schizophrenia
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Social Adjustment
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Reproducibility of Results
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Statistics as Topic
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article