Development of the Korean Version of the Social Adjustment Scale in the Schizophrenics: A Study on the Reliability and Validity.
- Author:
Chul Kwon KIM
1
;
Ji Min SEO
;
Sang Su KIM
;
Jin Seok CHO
;
Jun Sun HA
;
Jeong Ok KIM
;
Won Tan BYUN
Author Information
1. YangSan Neuropsychiatric Hospital, YangSan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Rating scale;
Social adjustment;
Schizophrenia;
Reliability;
Validity
- MeSH:
Humans;
Reproducibility of Results*;
Schizophrenia;
Social Adjustment*;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
1999;38(6):1351-1364
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to develop the Korean version of the Social Adjustment Scale II-Revised Version (KSAS II-RV) in the schizophrenics. METHODS: KSAS II-RV was administered to 67 schizophrenic patients and 78 matched normal controls for examining the reliability and validity. RESULTS: Data analysis showed statistically significant reliabilities and validities of KSAS II-RV. The test-retest reliability, inter-rater reliability, and internal consistency for total scores of KSAS II-RV were 0.85, 0.89. and 0.87, respectively. Evidence for discriminant validity of KSAS II-RV comes from the results that the mean scores of schizophrenic patients were significantly high than those of normal controls. Construct validity was assessed by calculating the 10 inter-subareas correlations of the KSAS II-RV, and all except the sexual adjustment area were statistically significant. Significant correlations between the global area scores of KSAS II-RV and those of Global Assessment of Functioning Scale lend support for the concurrent validity of this instrument indirectly. CONCLUSION: KSAS II-RV was found to be a valid and reliable instrument which can be used to evaluate the degree of social adjustment in the schizophrenic patients.
