Sensitivity scale

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The sensitivity scale (also the sensitivity scale) was created as a questionnaire in 1976 by Detlev von Zerssen and appeared in a revised version in 2011 (von Zerssen & Petermann, 2011). It is used to record the current psychological well-being , whereby the entire spectrum of normal and pathological changes in well-being can be mapped. The measuring instrument can be used for all disorders in different patient groups as well as in healthy people aged 14 to 90 years. The scale can be used repeatedly and is particularly suitable for psychological follow-up examinations.

There are two parallel forms ( Bf-SR and Bf-SR ) available, each containing 24 pairs of adjectives. The task is to tick which of the two properties corresponds most closely to your own current state.

Population-representative norms (PR, T-value, Stanine) are available for both parallel forms. The implementation time is about 5 minutes, the evaluation time about 1 to 2 minutes.

Example: "I feel now":

rather in a good mood rather disgruntled neither - nor

By repeating the test with the same person in short time intervals, it is possible to record short-term changes in status and quantify them using the test value.

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Application area

The sensitivity scale can be used in the age range between 14 and 90 years. Test subjects should have a good understanding of the German language, both spoken and written. The questionnaire is suitable in many ways for use in studies on patient groups, the aim of which is the global recording of well-being (e.g. in the context of validation studies). The scale is also fundamentally suitable for recording the state of health in psychopathological follow-up examinations in patients with mental disorders. It is important to note that the sensitivity scale does not provide any explicit reasons for the change in the sensitivity. The questionnaire can be used in individual or group tests, whereby the individual setting is preferable to the group setting.

reliability

The determination of the reliability is limited to two central test parameters in both methods: The internal consistency and the test halving reliability: Internal consistency : Cronbach's ɑ = 0.93 for both test versions; Halving reliability : r ≥ 0.90 for both trial versions.

validity

Comprehensive validation studies were already presented in the first edition of the Wellbeing Scale: Criteria- related validity : Correlation with clinical assessment of depression at r = 0.85 (N = 180); Correlation with data on the mood of 28 endogenous depressed patients r = 0.90. Further validation results are available based on a correlation and joint factor analysis with other test scales as well as a comparison of the admission and discharge results of psychiatric hospital patients.

Norms

Based on a representative sample of N = 2,504, the questionnaires Bf-SR and Bf-SR 'were standardized. When checking for differences within the sample in advance of the normalization, a significant gender difference could be determined, so that it was necessary to carry out the normalization in a gender-specific manner. Accordingly, normal values ​​for men and women are given separately for both questionnaires.

The following standard values ​​can be found in the test manual: Stanine , percentile and T values ​​(N = 2,504).

reference

von Zerssen, D., & Petermann, F. (2011). Bf-SR - The Sensitivity Scale - Revised Version. Göttingen: Hogrefe.

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