TY - JOUR
T1 - The brief adult assessment scale
T2 - A validation study
AU - Smith, Michael A.
AU - Arnold, Elizabeth Mayfield
AU - Salston, Mary Dale G.
AU - Heindel, Deborah
AU - Hudson, Walter W.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2002/1
Y1 - 2002/1
N2 - The Brief Adult Assessment Scale (BAAS) is a multidimensional assessment scale designed for use by practitioners and researchers that measures the severity of client problems in 16 areas of adult personal and social functioning. This article describes the BAAS; provides information about its administration, scoring, and interpretation; and reports findings with regard to the psychometric characteristics of the scale. Methods: Data from 291 adult participants were collected and used to assess the scale's psychometric properties. Results: Findings suggest that the BAAS has strong internal consistency, good factorial and content validities, and preliminary construct validity. Conclusions: Although further research must examine the scale's known-groups concurrent validity and clinical cutting scores, the BAAS appears to be appropriate for use by social workers as an aid to diagnosis, treatment planning, and evaluation.
AB - The Brief Adult Assessment Scale (BAAS) is a multidimensional assessment scale designed for use by practitioners and researchers that measures the severity of client problems in 16 areas of adult personal and social functioning. This article describes the BAAS; provides information about its administration, scoring, and interpretation; and reports findings with regard to the psychometric characteristics of the scale. Methods: Data from 291 adult participants were collected and used to assess the scale's psychometric properties. Results: Findings suggest that the BAAS has strong internal consistency, good factorial and content validities, and preliminary construct validity. Conclusions: Although further research must examine the scale's known-groups concurrent validity and clinical cutting scores, the BAAS appears to be appropriate for use by social workers as an aid to diagnosis, treatment planning, and evaluation.
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U2 - 10.1177/104973150201200112
DO - 10.1177/104973150201200112
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036115053
SN - 1049-7315
VL - 12
SP - 176
EP - 197
JO - Research on Social Work Practice
JF - Research on Social Work Practice
IS - 1
ER -