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A scale to measure the impact of a schizophrenic illness on an individual's self-concept

✍ Scribed by Elizabeth A. McCay; Mary V. Seeman

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 854 KB
Volume: 12
Category: Article
ISSN: 1532-8228
DOI: 10.1016/s0883-9417(98)80007-1

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✦ Synopsis

This study was conducted to assess the reliability and validity of the Modified Engulfment Scale (MES) which measures the impact of schizophrenia on self-concept. The concept of engulfment offers a theoretical framework for understanding how a person's self-concept incorporates the experience of mental illness. In a homogeneous sample of 100 outpatients with a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-llI-R diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder increased engulfment was found to correlate positively with hopelessness and low self-esteem and negatively with self-efficacy. In addition, clinical findings revealed that increased levels of engulfment were associated with an earlier age of onset, a longer illness, a greater number of hospitalizations and decreased social adjustment. These results suggest that individuals with a more severe form of the illness are vulnerable to engulfment. The study results also show substantial evidence for the reliability and validity of the MES.

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