Author/Authors :
Wan Shahrazad, W. S. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - School of Psychology and Human Development, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Malaysia , Roseliza Murni, A. R. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - School of Psychology and Human Development, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Malaysia , Lukman, Z. M. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - School of Psychology and Human Development, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Malaysia , Fauziah, I. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - School of Psychology and Human Development, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Malaysia , Zainah, A. Z. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - School of Psychology and Human Development, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Malaysia , Arifin, Z. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - School of Psychology and Human Development, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Malaysia
Abstract :
Understanding the psychopathological symptoms among drug addicts is an important step for treatment and rehabilitation of drug addiction. Consequently, the measurement of psychopathological symptoms requires a valid and reliable instrument to be used. This study aimed to examine the consistency and validity of the Symptoms Check List-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) in measuring psychopathological symptoms. The SCL-90-R is a self-report inventory that has 90 items with nine dimensions namely, somatization, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal-sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobia, paranoia, and psychoticism. The sample consisted of 599 respondents from six drug rehabilitation centers. Results showed that the instrument has good reliability and validity indicating that it is suitable and can be used to measure psychopathological symptoms among drug addicts. The results of this study provide insight into the validity of psychopathological symptoms experienced by drug addicts which has to be taken into consideration in designing an effective treatment program. Programs that can increase the drug addicts’ motivation to change must be specifically tailored to address the seriousness of clinical problems in drug addiction
Keywords :
Psychometric , psychopathology , validity , reliability
