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Evaluation of two shortened forms of the SAWAIS with three diagnostic groups
Author(s) -
Pieters Huibrie C.,
Sieberhagen Jacobus J.
Publication year - 1986
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(198609)42:5<809::aid-jclp2270420522>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - wechsler adult intelligence scale , psychology , mentally retarded , intelligence quotient , depression (economics) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , audiology , developmental psychology , cognition , medicine , economics , macroeconomics
This study evaluated the shortened forms of the WAIS by Coolidge (1976) and Golden (1976), respectively. This was accomplished by administering the South African Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (SAWAIS) to subjects with depression ( N = 42), mentally retarded subjects ( N = 32), and subjects who presented with an organic brain syndrome ( N = 79). Correlations between the full scale scores and the shortened form scores fluctuated between .80 and .91. With all three groups the shortened forms indicated significance ( p < .01 with all six correlations). It appears that these two shortened forms, depending on the reason for testing, can be used successfully with different psychiatric groups. However, the results must be used with caution, especially when used with mentally retarded patients.