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Confirmation of the dimensional structure of the scl‐90: A study in construct validation

Confirmation of the dimensional structure of the scl‐90: A study in construct validation 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. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Clinical Psychology Wiley

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Wiley
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Copyright © 1977 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0021-9762
eISSN
1097-4679
DOI
10.1002/1097-4679(197710)33:4<981::AID-JCLP2270330412>3.0.CO;2-0
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Abstract

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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Journal of Clinical PsychologyWiley

Published: Oct 1, 1977

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