(2) Total average score: the total score /90, which indicates the score of the subject's self-feeling between 1-5.
(3) Number of positive items: The number of items with a single score of ≥2 indicates how many items of the candidate have "symptoms".
(4) Number of negative items: the number of items with single score = 1, indicating how many items are asymptomatic.
(5) Average score of positive symptoms: (total score-number of negative items)/number of positive items, indicating the average score of subjects in the "symptoms" items. What is the severity range of the items that reflect the subjects' poor self-feeling? Total symptom index
Generally speaking, it refers to the level of self-symptom evaluation from "none" to "serious". The score of the total symptom index is between 1 and 1.5, indicating that the subject has no symptoms listed in the scale. 1.5 ~ 2.5, indicating that the subject feels a little symptom, but it does not happen frequently; Between 2.5 and 3.5, it means that the subjects feel symptoms, and the severity is mild to moderate; Between 3.5 and 4.5, it means that the subject feels symptoms, and the degree is moderate to severe; Between 4.5 and 5, it means that the subjects feel that the frequency and intensity of symptoms are very serious.
Number of positive items
Refers to the number of items with a score of 2-5, indicating the number of items that the subject feels "symptomatic".
Negative item number
Refers to the number of items with a score of 1, indicating how many items are "asymptomatic".
Positive symptoms are equally divided.
Refers to the level at which individuals feel bad about themselves. Its meaning is the same as that of the total symptom index.
factor score
SCL-90 includes 9 factors, each factor reflects an individual's symptoms, and the distribution characteristics of symptoms can be understood through factor scores. The factor score is equal to the total score of the factor and the number of items that constitute the factor. When an individual's score on a certain factor is greater than 2, that is, beyond the normal average score, then the individual is likely to have mental health problems in this respect.
(1) Somatization
Mainly reflect physical discomfort, including cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory and other system discomfort, as well as headache, back pain, muscle aches, anxiety and other physical discomfort.
The score of this subscale is between 12-60. Score above 36 points, indicating that individuals have obvious physical discomfort, often accompanied by headaches, muscle aches and other symptoms. The score is below 24 and the physical symptoms are not obvious. Generally speaking, the higher the score, the stronger the physical discomfort; The lower the score, the less obvious the symptom experience.
(2) obsessive-compulsive symptoms
It mainly refers to those meaningless thoughts, impulses and behaviors that you know are unnecessary but can't get rid of, and some common behavioral signs of cognitive impairment are also reflected in this factor.
The score of this subscale is between 10-50. When the score is above 30, the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder are obvious. If the score is below 20, the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder are not obvious. Generally speaking, the higher the score, the more the individual can't get rid of some meaningless behaviors, thoughts and impulses, and may show some behavioral signs of cognitive impairment. The lower the score, the less obvious the individual is in this symptom and there is no compulsion.
(3). Sensitive interpersonal relationships
Mainly refers to some interpersonal discomfort and inferiority, especially when compared with others. Inferiority, anxiety and obvious discomfort in interpersonal communication, as well as bad self-suggestion and negative expectation in interpersonal communication, are the typical reasons for this symptom.
The score of this sub-scale is between 9 and 45. A score above 27 indicates that individuals are sensitive to interpersonal relationships, have a strong sense of inferiority in interpersonal communication, and are accompanied by behavioral symptoms (such as fidgeting and shrinking). The score is below 18, which means that individuals are relatively normal in interpersonal relationships. Generally speaking, the higher the score, the more problems individuals have in interpersonal communication, the more self-abased, the more self-centered, and the more negative expectations they show. The lower the score, the more comfortable the individual is in interpersonal relationship, the more confident and confident he is in interpersonal communication, and he has positive expectations.
(4) Depression
Depressed emotions and moods are typical symptoms, and they also show a decline in interest in life, lack of motivation, and loss of vitality. It also shows disappointment, pessimism and cognitive and physical feelings related to depression. In addition, it also includes thoughts about death and suicidal thoughts.
The score of this subscale is between 13-65. A score of more than 39 indicates that the individual is depressed, lacks enough interest in life and lacks sports vitality. In extreme cases, they may have the idea of dying and commit suicide. Scores below 26 indicate that individuals are less depressed, optimistic, energetic and happy. Generally speaking, the higher the score, the more obvious the depression, and the lower the score, the less obvious the depression.
5. Anxiety
Generally refers to those fidgety, uneasy, nervous, nervous and the resulting physical signs, such as tremor.
The score of this subscale is between 10-50. A score above 30 indicates that individuals are prone to anxiety, irritability, fidgeting and nervousness, which may lead to panic attacks in extreme cases. Score below 20 points, indicating that individuals are not easy to be anxious and easy to show a stable state. Generally speaking, the higher the score, the more obvious the anxiety performance. The lower the score, the less it will cause anxiety.
[6] hostility
Mainly from three aspects to reflect the performance of hostility: thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Its projects include boredom, falling objects, arguing to uncontrollable temper tantrums and so on.
The score of this sub-scale is between 6 and 30. The score is above 18, which shows that individuals are easy to show hostile thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Scores below 12 indicate that individuals are prone to show friendly thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Generally speaking, the higher the score, the easier it is for individuals to have hostile, argumentative and uncontrollable emotions. The lower the score, the gentler and friendlier the individual is, and he doesn't like to argue and has no destructive behavior.
(7) Terror
The objects of fear include travel, open space, crowds or public places and transportation. In addition, there is social terror.
The score of this sub-scale is between 7 and 35. The score is above 2 1, which means that the individual's terror symptoms are obvious, often manifested as social, square and crowd fear, and the score is below 14, which means that the individual's terror symptoms are not obvious. Generally speaking, the higher the score, the easier it is for individuals to be afraid of certain places and objects, accompanied by obvious physical symptoms. The lower the score, the less likely individuals are to have terror, and the easier they are to have normal communication and activities.
stubbornly biased
Mainly refers to projective thinking, hostility, doubt, delusion, passive experience and exaggeration.
The score of this sub-scale is between 6 and 30. Scores above 18 indicate that individual paranoid symptoms are obvious, and it is easy to generate suspicion and hostility, while scores below 12 indicate that individual paranoid symptoms are not obvious. Generally speaking, the higher the score, the easier it is for individuals to be paranoid and show projective thinking and delusion. The lower the score, the less likely individuals are to go to extremes.
⑨。 psychotic
Reflect various acute symptoms and behaviors, that is, symptoms of a loosely defined psychiatric process.
The score of this subscale is between 10-50. A score above 30 indicates that the individual's psychotic symptoms are obvious, and a score below 20 indicates that the individual's psychotic symptoms are not obvious. Generally speaking, the higher the score, the more psychotic symptoms and behaviors. The lower the score, the less they show these symptoms and behaviors.
(10) Other items (sleep, diet, etc. )
As an additional item or something else, it is treated as the 10 th factor, so that the sum of the scores of each factor is equal to the total score.