Abstract
The psychometric properties of a new measure of dissociative behaviors, the Scale of Dissociative Activities (SODAS), were evaluated. Undergraduates (n = 533) completed the SODAS, 2 other established self-report measures of dissociative behaviors, and a measure of socially desirable responding. A randomly selected subset of participants (n = 100) also participated in an additional reliability and validity follow-up study. The SODAS was found to be internally consistent (a =.95) and temporally stable (r =.77) over an average 38-day interval. The validity of the SODAS was established by a moderately low negative correlation with social desirability, high correlations with other self-report measures of dissociation, and moderate to high correlations with samples of dissociative activities assessed in naturalistic environments with experience sampling methodology. Overall, the SODAS compared favorably to other existing self-report measures of dissociative behaviors. Directions for future research on the SODAS are discussed.
Keywords
DissociativePsychologyPsychometricsClinical psychologyTest validityDissociative Experiences ScaleDissociation (chemistry)Reliability (semiconductor)Developmental psychologyPsychiatryCognitionChemistry
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- 80
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- 185-196
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Jennifer Mayer,
Richard F. Farmer
(2003).
The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a New Measure of Dissociative Activities.
Journal of Personality Assessment
, 80
(2)
, 185-196.
https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa8002_07
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- 10.1207/s15327752jpa8002_07