SAS-SR™

The SAS–SR includes the original version, as well as the new short (SAS–SR: Short) and screener (SAS–SR: Screener) versions.

Social Adjustment Scale-Self-Report: Short (SAS-SR: Short)

The short version is ideal when time with the respondent is limited but information from each role area is required. It provides scores for both the Instrumental and Expressive role areas; however, it does not provide as much detail t the item response level. It is effective for monitoring treatment progress and outcome assessment.

Social Adjustment Scale-Self-Report: Screener (SAS-SR: Screener)

The screener version is a unidimensional scale that is intended for screening, for test batteries, or for pharmaceutical research programs. It provides one score that indicates whether or not further examination may be necessary.

Scientific Validation

The manual’s coverage spans a presentation of the background as well as the theoretical and practical concepts upon which the SAS–SR is based and offers a series of case studies as concrete examples of the instrument’s applicability in clinical settings. Much detailed data are presented, including

• Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and standard error of measurement as three kinds of reliability
• A collection of validity studies using various methodologies produces evidence of the validity of the SAS–SR taken from a wide variety of research and clinical contexts.
• Evidence of divergent, discriminant, convergent, external, and concurrent validity is provided offering information about how well the scale measures the construct of interest and in what ways the SAS-SR can be used in decision making.

The normative sample for the SAS–SR included 482 individuals ranging in age from 20 to 70.