Table 8.

Selected brief self‐report scales for assessing social adjustment/impairment

Scale name	Number of items	Time frame	Areas assessed	Attribution of impairment
Social Adjustment Scale – Self‐report (SAS‐SR): Screener	14a	Past two weeks	Work (for pay; housework; student)	—b
			Social and leisure
			Family outside the home
			Primary relationship
			Parental
			Family unit
Social Adjustment Scale – Self‐report (SAS‐SR): Short	24a	Past two weeks	Work (for pay; housework; student)	—b
			Social and leisure
			Family outside the home
			Primary relationship
			Parental
			Family unit
MOS Short Form‐12 (SF‐12)	12	Past four weeks	General health	“Physical health”
			Physical limitations	“Emotional problems”
			Work or other regular daily activities
			Social activities
			Bodily pain
Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS)	3	—c	Work/school	“Emotional problems”
			Social life
			Family life/home responsibilities
Social Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ)	8	Past two weeks	Work	—b
			Tasks at home
			Money problems
			Close relationships
			Sex life
			Family
			Loneliness
			Spare time
Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS)	5	—c	Work	Specific (identified) disorder
			Home management
			Social leisure activities
			Private leisure activities
			Close relationships

^aActual number of items completed may be fewer if certain role areas do not apply to the respondent.

^bNo explicit attribution.

^cNo specific time frame given; “current” is implied.