title: Reading level of the Dissociative Experiences Scale.
abstract: Reading difficulty values based upon the Flesch reading grade level and reading ease score (Flesch, 1949) were calculated for the 28 items of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES; Bernstein & Putnam, 1986). Item reading levels ranged from the sixth to more than the thirteenth grade. According to the reading level formula, 43% of the items required at least a high school education. The reading ease estimate suggested that only 1 item required at least 12 years of schooling. Overall, a tenth- to eleventh-grade reading level was required for the entire DES. For persons with confirmed or suspected reading difficulties, interpretation of the DES should be made cautiously.
authors: Psychology Service (116B), Dwight D. Eisenhower VAMC, Leavenworth, KS 66048.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Paolo
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Ryan
authors: G E
authors: GE
authors: Dunn
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Van Fleet
mesh_terms: D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011932:Reading; D015203:Reproducibility of Results