The Staff Observation Aggression Scale-revised (SOAS-R)

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作者
Nijman, HLI
Muris, P
Merckelbach, HLGJ
Palmstierna, T
Wistedt, B
Vos, AM
van Rixtel, A
Allertz, W
机构
[1] Psychiat Hosp Welterhof, NL-6401 CX Heerlen, Netherlands
[2] Maastricht Univ, Dept Psychol, Maastricht, Netherlands
[3] St Goran Clin Dependency Disorders, Stockholm, Sweden
[4] Danderyd Hosp, Dept Psychiat, S-18288 Danderyd, Sweden
[5] Psychiat Hosp Bloemendaal, The Hague, Netherlands
[6] Psychiat Hosp Bavo, Rotterdam, Netherlands
关键词
aggression; violence; SOAS; SOAS-R;
D O I
10.1002/(SICI)1098-2337(1999)25:3<197::AID-AB4>3.0.CO;2-C
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Proper assessment of aggressive behavior is essential for an understanding of its causes. In 1987, Palmstierna and Wistedt [Acta Psychiatr Scand 76:657-663] introduced the Staff Observation Aggression Scale (SOAS), an instrument for monitoring the frequency, nature, and severity of aggressive incidents. In the present study, the validity of the SOAS severity scoring system was examined, and the severity scores were refined. The SOAS was used to record aggression on six closed wards of three psychiatric hospitals. The SOAS severity scores of 556 aggressive incidents were compared with severity estimates given on Visual Analogue Scales (VASs) by staff members. The original SOAS scores were found to be moderately correlated with the estimates of severity given by staff on the VAS. The SOAS severity scoring system was refined on the basis of the staff severity estimates. The revised scoring method and other refinements in the contents of the instrument led to the construction of the SOAS-R. The SOAS-R seems to be a promising tool for monitoring a wide range of (self-) destructive acts on psychiatric wards. (C) 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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