title: The assessment of the social cognition and object relations scale on TAT and interview data.
abstract: This study examines the reliability and convergent validity of 2 versions of the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale (SCORS), one for use with Thematic Apperception Test narratives (SCORS-TAT; Westen, 1990) and one for use with clinical interview data (SCORS-CDI; Westen, Barends, Leigh, Mendel, & Silbert,  1990 ). Four SCORS dimensions were evaluated. Data were collected in a psychiatric sample (N = 74). Results show that although interrater reliability was good for all dimensions, internal consistency was low, especially for the affective dimensions. Structural equation modeling, in which a model with 2 factors (i.e., SCORS-TAT and SCORS-CDI) and 4 dimensions each was tested, indicated low convergence between corresponding dimensions of SCORS-TAT and SCORS-CDI. Correlational analyses suggested that this was due to a strong method factor. Regression analyses, however, revealed that the presence of a personality disorder operated as a moderator for convergence between corresponding cognitive-structural dimensions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting, Ghent University, H. Dunantlaan 2, Ghent, Belgium. Ruth.Inslegers@UGent.be
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inslegers
authors.forename: Stijn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vanheule
authors.forename: Reitske
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meganck
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Debaere
authors.forename: Eline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Trenson
authors.forename: Mattias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desmet
authors.forename: Bjorn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roelstraete
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001530:Belgium; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012919:Social Behavior; D013803:Thematic Apperception Test / Q000592:standards*