Work and Social Adjustment Scale
WSASFunctional Impairment
5 items
2002
α 0.70–0.94
Free
Mundt, J.C., Marks, I.M., Shear, M.K., & Greist, J.H.
What it measures
A brief, transdiagnostic measure of functional impairment across work, home management, social leisure, private leisure, and personal/family relationships. Widely used as a secondary outcome measure in mental health RCTs alongside symptom measures. Scores reflect the functional burden of any disorder.
Representative items
- Because of my [problem], my ability to work is impaired. (0=not at all impaired to 8=very severely impaired — unable to work)
- Because of my [problem], my home management is impaired.
- Because of my [problem], my ability to socialise with other people is impaired.
- Because of my [problem], private leisure activities are impaired.
- Because of my [problem], my ability to form and maintain close relationships with others, including those I live with, is impaired.
Citation
Mundt, J.C., Marks, I.M., Shear, M.K., & Greist, J.H. (2002). The Work and Social Adjustment Scale: A simple measure of impairment in functioning. British Journal of Psychiatry, 180(5), 461–464.