The crisis scale: a factor analysis and revision.
The present paper consists of a factor analytic study of the Crisis Test and a revision of the test based on this analysis. Two factor analyses are presented: the first, the 10 initial subtests; and the second, the 60 individual items. In both analyses the first factor accounts for a large proportion of the variance. This is interpreted as a demonstration of the unitary nature of the crisis syndrome. The revised test, based on the factor analysis of the individual items, consists of 36 items in two subtests: the first, crisis feelings; and the second, social behaviors. Implications for future research and potential clinical application are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000379:methods*