The M-R Fergus Falls Patient-Employee Rating Scale was constructed to help objectivize ratings of mental patients' work performance. Concurrent validity was established between score-classes and job supervisors' man-to-man rankings of patients. Factor analysis revealed the scale to possess one underlying dimension, called “good worker traits.” Advantages of standardized ratings are discussed.
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