Citation

Bonynge ER. J. Clin. Psychol. (Hoboken) 1993; 49(2): 212-215.

Affiliation

West Central Community Services Center, Willmar, Minnesota.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8486803

Abstract

The factorial structure and consistency of the SCL-90-R dimensions were investigated in adult (90 male, 94 female) and adolescent (93 male, 120 female) admissions to a crisis intervention unit by means of principal components analysis. All four samples of subjects demonstrated one large factor, which accounted for 66 to 70% of the variance. Second factors in each sample contributed insignificant variance. Factorial invariance across male, female, and adult, adolescent samples was observed. Results suggest the SCL-90-R to be a unidimensional measure in a crisis context. Appropriateness of profile scores within such a context is discussed.

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