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. 2012 Mar;21(1):52-65.
doi: 10.1002/mpr.358. Epub 2011 Dec 5.

Testing the Short and Screener versions of the Social Adjustment Scale-Self-report (SAS-SR)

Marc J Gameroff  1 , Priya Wickramaratne, Myrna M Weissman
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Testing the Short and Screener versions of the Social Adjustment Scale-Self-report (SAS-SR)

Marc J Gameroff et al. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2012 Mar.

Abstract

The 54-item Social Adjustment Scale-Self-report (SAS-SR) is a measure of social functioning used in research studies and clinical practice. Two shortened versions were recently developed: the 24-item SAS-SR: Short and the 14-item SAS-SR: Screener. We briefly describe the development of the shortened scales and then assess their reliability and validity in comparison to the full SAS-SR in new analyses from two separate samples of convenience from a family study and from a primary care clinic. Compared to the full SAS-SR, the shortened scales performed well, exhibiting high correlations with full SAS-SR scores (r values between 0.81 and 0.95); significant correlations with health-related quality of life as measured by the Short Form 36 Health Survey; the ability to distinguish subjects with major depression versus other psychiatric disorders versus no mental disorders; and sensitivity to change in clinical status as measured longitudinally with the Symptom Checklist-90 and Global Assessment Scale. The SAS-SR: Short and SAS-SR: Screener retained the areas assessed by the full SAS-SR with fewer items in each area, and appear to be promising replacements for the full scale when a shorter administration time is desired and detailed information on performance in different areas is not required. Further work is needed to test the validity of the shortened measures.

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Figure 1
ROC curves for the Full, Short, and Screener versions of the SAS‐SR predicting current major depressive disorder (MDD) in 201 primary care patients. Note: AUC = 0.851 (SAS‐SR: Full), 0.813 (SAS‐SR: Short), and 0.812 (SAS‐SR: Screener).
Figure 2
Figure 2
ROC curves for the Full, Short, and Screener versions of the SAS‐SR predicting presence of any current mental disorder in 201 primary care patients. Note: AUC = 0.810 (SAS‐SR: Full), 0.785 (SAS‐SR: Short), and 0.763 (SAS‐SR: Screener).
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