Appropriateness of SCL-90-R Adolescent and Adults Norms for Outpatient and Nonpatient College Students

Appropriateness of SCL-90-R Adolescent and Adults Norms for Outpatient and Nonpatient College Students

Examined an instrument widely used for both clinical and research purposes, to assess its accuracy with college students. Compared scores of 209 undergraduates using a university-based clinic with those of 435 nonpatient students and with adults and adolescents. When compared with norms based on uns...

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Published in:Journal of counseling psychology Vol. 44; no. 3; p. 294
Main Authors: Todd, David M, Deane, Frank P, McKenna, Patricia A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 1997
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adults
College Students
Evaluation Criteria
Higher Education
Hopkins Symptom Checklist
Psychological Testing
Secondary Education
Test Norms
Test Validity
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Summary:Examined an instrument widely used for both clinical and research purposes, to assess its accuracy with college students. Compared scores of 209 undergraduates using a university-based clinic with those of 435 nonpatient students and with adults and adolescents. When compared with norms based on unscreened community samples, nonpatient undergraduates were more symptomatic than adults. (RJM)
ISSN:0022-0167