SCL-90 Factor Guides

The SCL-90 factor guides explain the meaning of each dimension, the common patterns behind higher scores, and the most relevant follow-up directions.

Nine factor-by-factor explainersBuilt to pair with your SCL-90 resultsEach page ends with practical next steps

Use the factor pages alongside your test report to understand which dimensions deserve closer review.

Nine factor guides

Review the factors that score highest or appear most relevant to daily functioning.

Somatization

Focuses on how stress and emotion may show up as physical discomfort.

Obsessive-Compulsive

Measures repetitive thoughts, checking, and hard-to-stop mental loops.

Interpersonal Sensitivity

Captures social discomfort, inferiority, and sensitivity to evaluation.

Depression

Focuses on low mood, loss of interest, worthlessness, and reduced energy.

Anxiety

Measures tension, worry, panic, and a constantly keyed-up state.

Hostility

Captures anger, irritability, resentment, and aggressive impulses.

Phobic Anxiety

Measures fear and avoidance tied to specific situations or environments.

Paranoid Ideation

Focuses on suspicion, mistrust, and feeling targeted or judged.

Psychoticism

Captures social withdrawal, unusual thinking, and reduced sense of reality.

These articles provide additional context around scoring, higher results, accuracy, and suitability.

SCL-90 Results Interpretation Guide

Learn how to read total scores, factor scores, and practical next steps.

How to Read SCL-90 Total and Factor Scores

A practical walkthrough of the core metrics inside an SCL-90 report.

What to Do If Your SCL-90 Score Is High

Sort out immediate next steps, observation windows, and when to seek help.

How Accurate Is the SCL-90 Test

Understand reliability, limitations, and what can distort a result.