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Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the adolescent dissociative experiences scale
Author(s) -
ZOROGLU SULEYMAN SALIH,
SAR VEDAT,
TUZUN UMRAN,
TUTKUN HAMDI,
SAVAS HALUK ASUMAN
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2002.01053.x
Subject(s) - dissociative , psychology , dissociative disorders , clinical psychology , dissociative experiences scale , turkish , anxiety , mood , psychiatry , anxiety disorder , cognition , linguistics , philosophy , schizotypy
The Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A‐DES) is designed to measure dissociation in adolescents. The present study aimed to assess the reliability, validity, and psychometric characteristics of the Turkish version of the A‐DES. The Turkish version of the A‐DES was administered to 20 patients with a dissociative disorder, 24 patients with post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 31 patients with anxiety disorder, 31 patients with mood disorder, 24 patients with attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and 201 non‐clinical participants. The internal consistency and the test–retest correlation of the A‐DES were excellent. The mean total score of A‐DES was 6.2 in dissociative disorder, 3.9 in PTSD, 2.1 in anxiety disorder, 2.4 in mood disorder, 2.5 in ADHD groups and 2.4 in non‐clinical participants. There was a statistically significant difference between dissociative patients and other diagnostic groups on the A‐DES total score. The good psychometric characteristics of the A‐DES among Turkish participants support its cross‐cultural validity.