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Predictive utility, sex of rater differences, and interrater reliabilities of the NOSIE‐30
Author(s) -
McMordie William R.,
Swint Emmett B.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197910)35:4<773::aid-jclp2270350417>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - inter rater reliability , psychology , social interest , competence (human resources) , social competence , clinical psychology , perception , psychosis , psychiatry , developmental psychology , social psychology , rating scale , social change , welfare economics , neuroscience , economics , economic growth
Results suggest that the NOSIE‐30 may have predictive utility. Twelve Token Economy patients rated by nine staff members were followed for 1 year. Patients discharged within a year after the NOSIE‐30 was administered had higher scores on Social Competence, Personal Neatness, Total Positive Factors, Total Patient Assets and a lower score on Total Negative Factors than patients who remained hospitalized. Generally, there were higher interrater reliabilities on subscales for which behaviors could be observed easily, such as social competence, neatness, and irritability, and less agreement on subscales such as manifest psychosis and social interest. Sex differences found in the raters' perception of a patient behavior indicated that male raters tend to be more tolerant of a patient's negative behaviors. The NOSIE‐30 can be auseful tool in staff training and in patient evaluation with a multidisciplinary approach.