Relationship of level of functioning to self-reported and rated psychopathology

✍ Scribed by Robert A. Steer; Marcella G. Henry

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1979
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 297 KB
• Volume: 35
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9762
• DOI: 10.1002/1097-4679(197910)35:4<769::aid-jclp2270350416>3.0.co;2-w

✦ Synopsis

Performed a principal components analysis on the intercorrelations among the nine same-named scales of the S mptom Check List-9OR (SCL-SOR) and the Symptom Check List-90 Andogue (Analogue) for 118 female and G2 male outpatients admitted to a community mental health center. The SCL-9OR scales constituted one component that reflected self-reported psychopathology, whereas the Analogue scales revealed two components that re resented rated psychotic and nonpsychotic aspects of psycho athology. Wien the three latter components, age, race, sex, marital status, ecfucational attainment, and employment status were correlated with Philadelphia's Adult Level of Functioning Scale (LOF scale), only the two clinically rated comynents and educational attainment were related significantly to level of unctioning. The findings were discussed as supporting use of both self-report and clinical measures for evaluating psychopathology.