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. 1993 Mar;49(2):209-11.
doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(199303)49:2<209::aid-jclp2270490212>3.0.co;2-e.

Reading level of the Dissociative Experiences Scale

A M Paolo  1 , J J Ryan, G E Dunn, J Van Fleet
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Reading level of the Dissociative Experiences Scale

A M Paolo et al. J Clin Psychol. 1993 Mar.

Abstract

Reading difficulty values based upon the Flesch reading grade level and reading ease score (Flesch, 1949) were calculated for the 28 items of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES; Bernstein & Putnam, 1986). Item reading levels ranged from the sixth to more than the thirteenth grade. According to the reading level formula, 43% of the items required at least a high school education. The reading ease estimate suggested that only 1 item required at least 12 years of schooling. Overall, a tenth- to eleventh-grade reading level was required for the entire DES. For persons with confirmed or suspected reading difficulties, interpretation of the DES should be made cautiously.

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