title: [SA-45: a brief form of the SCL-90].
abstract: The Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire (SA-45) is a 45-item self-report instrument of psychiatric symptomatology derived from the original SCL-90. The SA-45 consists of nine 5-item scales assessing each of the same symptom domains as its parent instrument with no item overlap across domains. This paper provides preliminary validation of the Spanish version of the questionnaire in an undergraduate sample. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a 9-factor structure, which corresponds to the nine proposed scales. Normative data, reliability (internal consistency) and validity were also examined, finding support for sound psychometric properties.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain. bsandin@psi.uned.es
authors.forename: Bonifacio
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sandín
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Valiente
authors.forename: Paloma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chorot
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Santed
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lostao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires