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. 1988 Summer;52(2):334-40.
doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa5202_14.

An examination of the factor structure and convergent and discriminant validity of the SCL-90R in an outpatient clinic population

C J Brophy  1 , N K Norvell, D J Kiluk
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An examination of the factor structure and convergent and discriminant validity of the SCL-90R in an outpatient clinic population

C J Brophy et al. J Pers Assess. 1988 Summer.

Abstract

This study investigated the factor structure of the SCL-90R using an outpatient psychology clinic population. Six relatively homogeneous and stable factors were identified: Depression, Somatization, Anger-Hostility, Paranoid-Psychoticism, Phobic Anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive. However, a principal component analysis revealed that the first factor accounted for a large percentage of the variance, suggesting that this instrument measures a general dimension of psychopathology. In addition, significant correlations between the SCL-90R symptom dimensions and both the BDI and several MMPI scales were found. The results of the study lead to questions regarding the utility of the SCL-90R.

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