Four studies extending the utility of the Schwartz Outcome Scale (SOS-10)

J Pers Assess. 2003 Apr;80(2):130-8. doi: 10.1207/S15327752JPA8002_02.

Abstract

The Schwartz Outcome Scale (SOS-10; Blais et al., 1999) is a brief, cost free, and easy to administer assessment device designed to measure a broad domain of psychological health. The 4 studies using the SOS-10 reported here extend the initial reliability and validity studies beyond psychiatric patients in a hospital setting to examine (a) test-retest reliability in a college student population, (b) concurrent validity with college students using an indirect technique assessing maladjustment, (c) concurrent validity with college counseling center clients using a self-report measure of client distress, and (d) sensitivity to treatment changes with outpatient clients. These studies lend further support for using the SOS-10 as a measure of psychological well-being and as an outcome measure in varied settings.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Directive Counseling
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Health*
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales*
  • Psychometrics
  • Students / psychology
  • Universities
  • Vocational Guidance