TY - JOUR
T1 - Confirmation of the dimensional structure of the scl‐90
T2 - A study in construct validation
AU - Derogatis, Leonard R.
AU - Cleary, Patricia A.
PY - 1977/10
Y1 - 1977/10
N2 - The dimensional structure of the SCL‐90, a multidimensional self‐report symptom inventory, was subjected to a confirmatory empirical test with a sample of 1,002 psychiatric outpatients. A variation of factor analytic method termed a „Procrustes procedure” was utilized to compare the hypothesized nine‐dimensional clinical‐rational structure with the dimensional structure developed empirically. The hypothetical vs. empirical match was judged to be very good for eight of the nine dimensions, and moderate on the ninth and thereby makes a substantive contribution to the construct validity of the instrument.
AB - The dimensional structure of the SCL‐90, a multidimensional self‐report symptom inventory, was subjected to a confirmatory empirical test with a sample of 1,002 psychiatric outpatients. A variation of factor analytic method termed a „Procrustes procedure” was utilized to compare the hypothesized nine‐dimensional clinical‐rational structure with the dimensional structure developed empirically. The hypothetical vs. empirical match was judged to be very good for eight of the nine dimensions, and moderate on the ninth and thereby makes a substantive contribution to the construct validity of the instrument.
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U2 - 10.1002/1097-4679(197710)33:4<981::AID-JCLP2270330412>3.0.CO;2-0
DO - 10.1002/1097-4679(197710)33:4<981::AID-JCLP2270330412>3.0.CO;2-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0017595687
SN - 0021-9762
VL - 33
SP - 981
EP - 989
JO - Journal of Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Psychology
IS - 4
ER -