Development and Standardization of the Self-Regulation Skills Interview (SRSI): A New Clinical Assessment Tool for Acquired Brain Injury

• Published in: Clinical neuropsychologist Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 76 - 92
• Main Authors: Ownsworth, Tamara L., McFarland, Ken, Young, Ross McD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis Group 01-02-2000
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Brain Injuries - psychology; Brain Injuries - rehabilitation; Cognition; Female; Humans; Interview, Psychological; Male; Middle Aged; Neuropsychological Tests; Predictive Value of Tests; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards; Reproducibility of Results; Self Efficacy; Trauma Severity Indices
• ISSN: 1385-4046; 1744-4144
• DOI: 10.1076/1385-4046(200002)14:1;1-8;FT076

The Self-regulation Skills Interview (SRSI) is a clinical tool designed to measure a range of metacognitive skills essential for rehabilitation planning, monitoring an individual's progress, and evaluating the outcome of treatment interventions. The results of the present study indicated that the SRSI has sound interrater reliability and test-retest reliability. A principle components analysis revealed three SRSI factors: Awareness, Readiness to Change, and Strategy Behavior. A comparison between a group of 61 participants with acquired brain injury (ABI) and a group of 43 non-brain-injured participants indicated that the participants with ABI had significantly lower levels of Awareness and Strategy Behavior, but that level of Readiness to Change was not significantly different between the two groups. The significant relationship observed between the SRSI factors and measures of neuropsychological functioning confirmed the concurrent validity of the scale and supports the value of the SRSI for post-acute assessment.