title: Construct validity of the Schwartz outcome scale-10: comparisons to interpersonal distress, adult attachment, alexithymia, the five-factor model, romantic relationship length and ratings of childhood memories.
abstract: The Schwartz Outcome Scale-10 (SOS-10) is a 10-item questionnaire that measures the broad domain of psychological well-being and quality of life. The SOS-10 is easy to administer and score. Past research has shown its utility, reliability and validity in different clinical settings (i.e., inpatient, outpatient and non-psychiatry medical settings) and with diverse clinical populations in measuring treatment outcome. The present study looks to extend the construct validity of the SOS-10 to assessing quality of life and psychological health in non-clinical samples as well. The results reveal that the SOS-10 is associated in predicted ways with established measures of attachment, interpersonal distress, alexithymia and the big five model whose construct validity and psychometric soundness has been well documented. The SOS-10 was also associated in predicted ways with ratings of childhood memories and the length of the participants' longest romantic relationship.
authors.affiliation: Nassau University Medical Center, USA. Ghag541@aol.com
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haggerty
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naraine
authors.forename: Caleb
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Siefert
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Blais
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008149:Love; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D009769:Object Attachment; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult