Predicting vocational outcome of psychiatric patients with the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule

Abstract

Evaluated the validity of the EPPS in predicting vocational success of psychiatric patients and evaluated a special predictive model described by A. Goss to determine if its application could significantly increase the predictive accuracy of the EPPS. The EPPS was administered to 47 male and 64 female psychiatric patients upon admission to a vocational rehabilitation program in a state mental hospital. Follow-up of these Ss on subsequent success or failure outcome in the program revealed no significant relationship between any of the EPPS scales and vocational success. Evaluation of the Goss model with the total sample and with a subgroup of schizophrenic patients reveals no support for increased predictive efficiency. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)