## Abstract We used item response theory (IRT) to (a) investigate the dimensionality of the Symptom Checklistβ90βRevised (SCLβ90βR) in a severely disturbed patient group, (b) improve the subscales in a meaningful way and (c) investigate the measurement precision of the improved scales. The total sa
Confirmation of the dimensional structure of the scl-90: A study in construct validation
β Scribed by Leonard R. Derogatis; Patricia A. Cleary
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 698 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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Laura Koblish and Mr. Nick Mellisaratos for their technical assistance on the roject. Also, our gratitude is expressed to Drs. Karl Rickels, Marjorie Klein and James Lynch for tleir aid in establishing the sample. Reprint requests should be sent to Dr.
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