The Discriminant Validity of the Farsi Version of Hopkins Symptom Checklist in Clinical and Normal Populations

Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

Ashrafsadat  Mosavi ¹ (M. A. in Psychology)
Nima  Ghorbani ² (PhD Tehran University)

Received: 2015-06-06 Accepted : 2015-06-06 Published : 2007-09-23

Keywords: Hopkins symptom, discriminant validity, autoimmune,

Abstract :

The discriminant validity of the Farsi verstion of the Hopkins Symptom Check List (HSCL; Derogatis et al, 1974) was examined based on the difference in the scores of Iranian clinical and normal populations. The HSCL was completed by 429 normal persons, 131 autoimmune patients, and 111 non autoimmune patients. The signi ficant positive correlations among the subscales (Somatization, anxiety, depression, interpersonal sensitivity and obsessive compulsive) showed HSCL’s internal validity. The subscales means of clinical groups were more than normal group and indicated it’s differtial validity. In general the HSCL is appropriate for studying psychopathological symptoms in normal and clinical Iranian populations.