SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT BY SELF-REPORT IN A COMMUNITY SAMPLE AND IN PSYCHIATRIC OUTPATIENTS

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Abstract
A self-report social adjustment scale (SAS-SR) was administered to 774 subjects including a community sample and 3 psychiatric outpatient populations: acute depressives, alcoholics and schizophrenics. This self-report scale derives from an interview form and was developed and tested on depressed outpatients. Results of this self-report social adjustment sale in a broad range of subjects was presented and the psychometric properties, limitations and utility of the scale was described. The scale has wide applicability in a range of subjects but certain cautions should be followed in using it with chronically impaired psychiatric populations who may not be involved in the major roles assessed by the scale.