Factor structure of the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters-II (MESSY-II)
| Autor: | Jill C. Fodstad, Julie A. Worley, Alison M. Kozlowski, Daniene Neal, Johnny L. Matson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Validation study Adolescent Psychometrics Applied psychology Reproducibility of Results Social Behavior Disorders Personality Assessment Factor structure United States Developmental psychology Clinical Psychology Social skills Rating scale Child Preschool Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Female Social competence Norm (social) Child Factor Analysis Statistical Psychology Three factor model |
| Zdroj: | Research in Developmental Disabilities. 33:2067-2071 |
| ISSN: | 0891-4222 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.09.026 |
| Popis: | The importance of social skills in development is a well studied area of research, and deficits in these skills can have implications long into adulthood. Therefore, assessment tools must be able to aid clinicians in identifying areas of weaknesses to target in treatment. The purpose of the current paper was to investigate the factor structure of a well researched measure of social skills, the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY), which has recently been re-normed to update its psychometric properties. As such, this measure has now been dubbed the MESSY-II. This new norm sample was utilized in the current study to determine whether the original two factor structure for the MESSY would remain for the MESSY-II. Based on factor analysis, a three factor model was found to be ideal. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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