J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  1999 Nov;38(6):1351-1364.

Development of the Korean Version of the Social Adjustment Scale in the Schizophrenics: A Study on the Reliability and Validity

• Kim CK
• Seo JM
• Kim SS
• Cho JS
• Ha JS
• Kim JO
• Byun WT

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to develop the Korean version of the Social Adjustment Scale II-Revised Version (KSAS II-RV) in the schizophrenics.
METHODS
KSAS II-RV was administered to 67 schizophrenic patients and 78 matched normal controls for examining the reliability and validity.
RESULTS
Data analysis showed statistically significant reliabilities and validities of KSAS II-RV. The test-retest reliability, inter-rater reliability, and internal consistency for total scores of KSAS II-RV were 0.85, 0.89. and 0.87, respectively. Evidence for discriminant validity of KSAS II-RV comes from the results that the mean scores of schizophrenic patients were significantly high than those of normal controls. Construct validity was assessed by calculating the 10 inter-subareas correlations of the KSAS II-RV, and all except the sexual adjustment area were statistically significant. Significant correlations between the global area scores of KSAS II-RV and those of Global Assessment of Functioning Scale lend support for the concurrent validity of this instrument indirectly.
CONCLUSION
KSAS II-RV was found to be a valid and reliable instrument which can be used to evaluate the degree of social adjustment in the schizophrenic patients.

Keyword

Rating scale; Social adjustment; Schizophrenia; Reliability; Validity

MeSH Terms

Humans
Reproducibility of Results*
Schizophrenia
Social Adjustment*
Statistics as Topic