Pishkin V, Thorne F C
J Clin Psychol. 1981 Apr;37(2):235-8. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(198104)37:2<235::aid-jclp2270370203>3.0.co;2-2.
Administered the Social Status Study scale to four different groups: 174 incarcerated felons, 125 alcoholics, 278 management consultants, and 388 chronic undifferentiated schizophrenics. Five factors were derived fro each of the four populations. Major finding is that factorial composition of the groups is dependent upon specific population characteristics, and the overall factors are not sufficient for clinical judgment of individuals from different subgroups. The resulting factors were clearly unique in depicting social adjustment maladjustment styles in each of the clinical groups.
