TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and psychometric characteristics of the dissociation tension scale
AU - Stiglmayr, Christian
AU - Schimke, Patricia
AU - Wagner, Till
AU - Braakmann, Diana
AU - Schweiger, Ulrich
AU - Sipos, Valerija
AU - Fydrich, Thomas
AU - Schmahl, Christian
AU - Ebner-Priemer, Ulrich
AU - Kleindienst, Nikolaus
AU - Bischkopf, Jeannette
AU - Auckenthaler, Anna
AU - Kienast, Thorsten
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - The newly developed Dissoziations-Spannungs-Skala (Dissociation Tension Scale; DSS) is a self-rating instrument for the assessment of psychological and somatoform dissociative features (ranging from normal up to pathological) as well as aversive inner tension occurring within the past 7 days. The DSS contains 21 items assessing dissociative symptoms and 1 additional item assessing aversive inner tension. Ratings are made on a time-oriented scale ranging from 0% (never) to 100% (constantly). We measured the psychometric qualities of the DSS in a total of 294 patients and healthy controls. Internal consistency of the DSS was high (Cronbach's α =.92; Gutmann's split-half r =.92). We found good support for convergent, discriminant, and differential validity. There was clear evidence for the DSS being a sensitive instrument for the assessment of changing symptomatology. Assessment of dissociation and other psychopathological features over the same period of time are now possible.
AB - The newly developed Dissoziations-Spannungs-Skala (Dissociation Tension Scale; DSS) is a self-rating instrument for the assessment of psychological and somatoform dissociative features (ranging from normal up to pathological) as well as aversive inner tension occurring within the past 7 days. The DSS contains 21 items assessing dissociative symptoms and 1 additional item assessing aversive inner tension. Ratings are made on a time-oriented scale ranging from 0% (never) to 100% (constantly). We measured the psychometric qualities of the DSS in a total of 294 patients and healthy controls. Internal consistency of the DSS was high (Cronbach's α =.92; Gutmann's split-half r =.92). We found good support for convergent, discriminant, and differential validity. There was clear evidence for the DSS being a sensitive instrument for the assessment of changing symptomatology. Assessment of dissociation and other psychopathological features over the same period of time are now possible.
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U2 - 10.1080/00223891003670232
DO - 10.1080/00223891003670232
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 20408027
AN - SCOPUS:77951494508
SN - 0022-3891
VL - 92
SP - 269
EP - 277
JO - Journal of personality assessment
JF - Journal of personality assessment
IS - 3
ER -
