Psychometric properties of the mock interview rating scale for schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past 10 years, job interview training has emerged as an area of study among adults with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses who face significant challenges when navigating job interviews. The field of mental health services research has limited access to assessments of job interview skills with rigorously evaluated psychometric properties.

Objective

We sought to evaluate the initial psychometric properties of a measure assessing job interview skills via role-play performance.

Methods

As part of a randomized controlled trial, 90 adults with schizophrenia or other serious mental illnesses completed a job interview role-play assessment with eight items (and scored using anchors) called the mock interview rating scale (MIRS). A classical t

SUBMITTER: Smith MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10172658 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature