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Personal disturbance scale: factor structure confirmed in a large nonclinical sample.
Alan Bedford1, J D Henry, J R Crawford
1Department of Psychological Therapies, The Old Chapel, Bootham Park, York, YO30 7BY England, UK.
Psychological Reports
|April 14, 2005
Summary
The Personal Disturbance Scale
Area of Science:
- Psychological assessment
- Psychometrics
- Mental health research
Background:
- The short form Personal Disturbance Scale assesses anxiety and depression.
- A previous study of 480 adult psychiatric patients identified a two-component structure for these items.
Purpose of the Study:
- To validate the two-component structure of the Personal Disturbance Scale.
- To determine if the scale's structure is consistent across clinical and nonclinical populations.
Main Methods:
- Replication of a prior study's factor analysis.
- Analysis of data from a large nonclinical sample (n=758).
Main Results:
- The two-component structure (anxiety and depression) was substantially replicated.
- The findings confirm the structural validity of the scale in a broader population.
Conclusions:
- The Personal Disturbance Scale demonstrates a consistent two-component structure.
- This validated structure supports its use in both clinical and nonclinical settings for assessing anxiety and depression.