title: Four studies extending the utility of the Schwartz Outcome Scale (SOS-10).
abstract: The Schwartz Outcome Scale (SOS-10; Blais et al., 1999) is a brief, cost free, and easy to administer assessment device designed to measure a broad domain of psychological health. The 4 studies using the SOS-10 reported here extend the initial reliability and validity studies beyond psychiatric patients in a hospital setting to examine (a) test-retest reliability in a college student population, (b) concurrent validity with college students using an indirect technique assessing maladjustment, (c) concurrent validity with college counseling center clients using a self-report measure of client distress, and (d) sensitivity to treatment changes with outpatient clients. These studies lend further support for using the SOS-10 as a measure of psychological well-being and as an outcome measure in varied settings.
authors.affiliation: Counseling and Consultation Services, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Charles A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Waehler
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Laux
authors.forename: P Scott
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: McDaniel
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hilsenroth
mesh_terms: D037001:Directive Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014495:Universities; D014830:Vocational Guidance