SCL-90-R factor structure in an acute, involuntary, adult psychiatric inpatient sample.
The dimensionality of the SCL-90-R was investigated in an acute, involuntarily committed adult psychiatric sample (N = 260) using common principal factor extraction and confirmatory factor analytic procedures. The findings show a large primary factor accounting for 42% of the variance. Confirmatory factor analyses failed to replicate the standardization data. These results are consistent with previous research suggesting a primary global distress factor. They raise questions of the validity of the SCL-90-R clinical profile from acute involuntarily hospitalized psychiatric adults.
Department of Psychology, New Hampshire Hospital, Concord, NH 03301, USA.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009513:New Hampshire; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results