Schwartz Outcome Scale (SOS) Measuring psychotherapy outcomes



The Schwartz Outcome Scale (SOS) has the potential to be a useful measure of counseling outcomes.













Overview

I and my colleagues used the 10-item version of the Schwartz Outcome Scale in two recent studies about psychotherapy patients. The scale measures several aspects of well-being: physical, relational, and psychological functioning and the person’s capacity to be peaceful, interested, excited, and satisfaction with life.


RELIABILITY

In our two studies, coefficient alpha reliability values were .93 and .96 (Sutton et al., 2018).


VALIDITY

In previous research, the SOS was linked to hope, self-esteem, affect, mental health, and life satisfaction  (Young, Waehler, Laux, McDaniel, & Hilsenroth, 2003).

Some validity findings based on positive correlations with other measures may be of interest to clinicians and researchers (Sutton et al. (2018).

   Satisfaction with counseling .63

   Likely to return to counseling .56

   Spiritual well-being .84

   Big 5 measures of 
Extraversion (.47) and 
Neuroticism (emotional stability) .40.




Read more about validity of surveys and tests in CREATING SURVEYS

Creating Surveys




Counselors, read more about validity of test scores in APPLIED STATISTICS: CONCEPTS FOR COUNSELORS- Chapter 20.




Resource Link:  A – Z Test Index



References

Sutton, G. W., Kelly, H., Worthington, E. L. Jr., Griffin, B. J., & Dinwiddie, C. (2018) Satisfaction with Christian psychotherapy and well-being: Contributions of hope, personality, and spirituality. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 5 (1), 8-24. doi: 10.1037/scp0000145

Young, J.L., Waehler, C. A., Laux, J. M., McDaniel, P.S., & Hilsenroth, M. J. (2003). Four studies extending the utility of the Schwartz Outcome Scale (SOS-10). Journal of Personality Assessment, 80, 130-138. doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa8002-02 

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