Table 6.
Intercorrelations of scores on the Short Form 36 health survey (SF‐36) and the Full, Short, and Screener versions of the SAS‐SR in the primary care sample
| Variable | Correlation (r, 95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS‐SR Overall scores | SF‐36 | ||||
| SAS‐SR (54 items) | SAS‐SR: Short (24 items) | SAS‐SR: Screener(14 items) | Physical component | Mental component | |
| Overall scores | |||||
| Social Adjustment Scale – Self‐report (n = 207) | |||||
| SAS‐SR (54 items) | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAS‐SR: Short (24 items) | 0.89 (0.86, 0.91) | — | — | — | — |
| SAS‐SR: Screener (14 items) | 0.81 (0.76, 0.85) | 0.91 (0.88, 0.93) | — | — | — |
| Short Form health survey (n = 203) | |||||
| Physical component summary score | −0.17 (−0.29, –0.03) | −0.14 (−0.27, –0.001) | −0.15 (−0.28, –0.01) | — | — |
| Mental component summary score | −0.61 (−0.69, –0.52) | −0.62 (−0.77, –0.53) | −0.64 (−0.71, –0.55) | 0.01 (−0.13, 0.15) | — |
| Subscale and role area scores | |||||
| SAS: Short role areasa | |||||
| Work (primary) (n = 167–171) | 0.43 (0.30, 0.54) | 0.59 (0.48, 0.68) | 0.59 (0.48, 0.68) | −0.23 (−0.37, –0.08) | −0.32 (−0.45, –0.18) |
| Social and leisure (n = 203–207) | 0.69 (0.61, 0.76) | 0.70 (0.63, 0.77) | 0.68 (0.60, 0.75) | −0.14 (−0.27, –0.002) | −0.61 (−0.69, –0.51) |
| Extended family (n = 196–200) | 0.54 (0.43, 0.63) | 0.60 (0.50, 0.68) | 0.50 (0.39, 0.60) | 0.02 (−0.12, 0.16) | −0.32 (−0.44, –0.19) |
| Primary relationship (n = 66–67) | 0.69 (0.54, 0.80) | 0.72 (0.58, 0.82) | 0.62 (0.44, 0.75) | 0.17 (−0.08, 0.40) | −0.53 (−0.68, –0.33) |
| Parental (n = 91–92) | 0.41 (0.23, 0.57) | 0.48 (0.30, 0.62) | 0.43 (0.24, 0.58) | −0.01 (−0.22, 0.19) | −0.27 (−0.45, –0.07) |
| Family unit (n = 203–206) | 0.53 (0.42, 0.62) | 0.63 (0.54, 0.71) | 0.59 (0.50, 0.68) | −0.18 (−0.31, –0.04) | −0.32 (−0.44, –0.19) |
| Short Form health survey subscales (n = 203–207) | |||||
| Physical functioning | −0.12 (−0.25, 0.02) | −0.15 (−0.28, –0.01) | −0.15 (−0.28, –0.01) | 0.82 (0.77, 0.86) | 0.19 (0.05, 0.32) |
| Role – physical | −0.15 (−0.28, –0.01) | −0.20 (−0.32, –0.06) | −0.19 (−0.31, –0.05) | 0.72 (0.65, 0.78) | 0.33 (0.20, 0.45) |
| Bodily pain | −0.21 (−0.33, –0.07) | −0.19 (−0.32, –0.05) | −0.19 (−0.32, –0.06) | 0.66 (0.57, 0.73) | 0.20 (0.06, 0.33) |
| General health | −0.20 (−0.33, –0.06) | −0.17 (−0.30, –0.03) | −0.17 (−0.30, –0.03) | 0.56 (0.46, 0.65) | 0.49 (0.38, 0.59) |
| Vitality | −0.27 (−0.39, –0.13) | −0.26 (−0.39, –0.13) | −0.29 (−0.41, –0.16) | 0.39 (0.26, 0.50) | 0.74 (0.67, 0.80) |
| Social functioning | −0.40 (−0.50, –0.27) | −0.41 (−0.52, –0.29) | −0.44 (−0.54, –0.32) | 0.40 (0.30, 0.51) | 0.66 (0.57, 0.73) |
| Role – emotional | −0.32 (−0.43, –0.19) | −0.36 (−0.47, –0.23) | −0.37 (−0.48, –0.25) | 0.13 (−0.01, 0.26) | 0.80 (0.74, 0.84) |
| Mental health | −0.29 (−0.41, –0.16) | −0.28 (−0.41, –0.15) | −0.31 (−0.43, –0.18) | 0.16 (0.03, 0.30) | 0.88 (0.85, 0.91) |
Note: Pearson r values with confidence intervals not encompassing zero are significant at p < 0.05.
a
The values of n are lower for some role areas because the role area did not apply to the respondent.