CROSS-NATIONAL RELIABILITY, CONCURRENT VALIDITY, AND STABILITY OF A BRIEF METHOD FOR ASSESSING EXPRESSED EMOTION

被引:85
作者
LEEB, B
HAHLWEG, K
GOLDSTEIN, MJ
FEINSTEIN, E
MUELLER, U
DOSE, M
MAGANAAMATO, A
机构
[1] TECH UNIV BRAUNSCHWEIG,INST PSYCHOL,SPIELMANNSTR 12A,W-3300 BRAUNSCHWEIG,GERMANY
[2] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,DEPT PSYCHOL,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
[3] MAX PLANCK INST PSYCHIAT,W-8000 MUNICH 40,GERMANY
关键词
SCHIZOPHRENIA; CONTENT ANALYSIS; SPEECH SAMPLE; FAMILY STUDIES; CAMBERWELL FAMILY INTERVIEW;
D O I
10.1016/0165-1781(91)90005-A
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
The Five-Minute Speech Sample (FMSS; Magana et al., 1986) is a brief method designed to assess the "expressed emotion" (EE) status of a respondent. The FMSS-EE rating is derived from statements made by a patient's key relative during a 5-minute monologue, with codes similar to those used in the original EE rating system (e.g., criticism and emotional overinvolvement). Rating is done from the audiotape and takes about 15-30 minutes. The article reports on the results of a cross-national study carried out in Germany using the FMSS with a sample of 60 relatives of schizophrenic patients. Results indicated that (1) German investigators could readily learn the system and could achieve a high degree of interrater reliability; (2) the association with the original index of EE, the Camberwell Family Interview, was comparable to that found by Magana et al.; and (3) the method yields very stable data over a 4-5 week retest period.
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