scholarly journals The Development of a Social Skills Scale for Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27
Author(s):  
Sana Hamid ◽  
Ayesha Jabeen ◽  
Zahid Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Point Rating Scale ◽  
Social Skills Deficits ◽  
Report Measure

The main purpose of the study was to develop an indigenous tool to find out the level and nature of social skills in adolescents. Initially, a pool of 32 items was generated after interviewing 20 participants (both girls and boys). It was reduced later to 25 items excluding repetitions. These 25 items about social skills were administered on 20 new participants as a self-report measure on a 4-point rating scale. Moreover, one item considered ambiguous by participants was dropped and a final list of 24 items was given to 300 girls (50%) and boys (50%; M= 14.9 & SD= 1.07) along with Demographic Proforma and School Children Problem Scale (Saleem & Mahmood, 2011). The sample for the study was selected from government schools using stratified random sampling technique. Exploratory factor analysis revealed three factor solutions which were labelled according to their emerging themes like Getting Along Skills, Social Attributes and the Friendship Skills. The inter scale correlation ranged between (r=.66-.86) and alpha co-efficient showed high reliability (α .80). The tool can be used by school psychologists in assessing and training children with social skills deficits.

Edwards Inventory of Emotions: Assessing Emotions in Athletes and Nonathletes

1995 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 444-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven W. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Specific Factor ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Independent College ◽  
College Age ◽  
Point Rating Scale ◽  
Affect Factor

A self-report inventory was created on which respondents indicated the frequency of occurrence of 40 basic emotions using a 5-point rating scale. The inventory was administered to two matched, independent college-age samples ( ns = 562 and 414) and the factorial validity was tested. Factor 1 was a general factor reflecting over-all Positive Affect. Factor 2 was a more specific factor reflecting Profound Negative Affect. Factor 3 was also a specific factor reflecting Moderate Negative Affect. Subsequent analyses gave significantly greater scores for athletes over nonathletes and men over women on the Profound Negative Affect subscale. Women had significantly higher Positive Affect scores. It was concluded that the questionnaire had sufficient technical merit for use in research.

Social skills correlates of depressed mood in normal young adolescents

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm Garland ◽  
Michael Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Young Adolescent ◽  
Self Report ◽  
First Year ◽  
Factor V ◽  
Deficit Model ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
The Social

AbstractObjective: To explore the relationship between social skills and depressive symptoms in a normal young adolescent population.Method: An all male group of 85 schoolchildren, in the first year of secondary school, completed self-report instruments to measure the constructs of depression and of social skills. The Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS) and the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY) were the instruments used.Result. Regression analysis of the factor scores on the MESSY and the total score on the DSRS revealed a significant, negative relationship. This was particularly so for the jealousy/withdrawal factor (Factor V) on the MESSY (f = 27.323; p < 0.001)Conclusion: The data provide support for the social skills deficit model of depression and indicate the possible role of fostering pro-social behaviours and promoting social skills enhancement in the vulnerable young adolescent.

Roles of Managers as Perceived by Business Students

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joya Sen ◽  
J. P. Das
Keyword(s):  
High Reliability ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Sentence Form ◽  
Management Experience ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Report Measure

Perception of the roles of managers by 77 business students in a Canadian university was studied by using Mintzberg's 10 roles. The 10 roles were put in a questionnaire and administered to the students to determine whether (1) three different kinds of managers, production, staffing and sales, will be ascribed different weights to the roles and (2) if the roles would be perceived to form the three categories, interpersonal, informational, and decisional, as suggested by Mintzberg. A minor objective was to examine whether students with business experience would perceive the roles differently than those who do not have the experience. The results show that (1) the role-questions in sentence form had high reliability as a self-report measure, (2) three roles for the three kinds of managers were shared in common, while on seven other roles the managers were perceived to be different (using χ2 and multivariate analysis of variance), (c) Mintzberg's division of the roles into three classes could not be confirmed (using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses), and (4) the students with and without management experience did not seem to differ in their role perception. The results were discussed in terms of the use of the questionnaire for further studies which should focus on psychological aspects such as intellectual competencies of managers as well as nonintellectual ones such as sense of power and self-confidence.

scholarly journals Adverse reactions to antidepressants

2009 ◽  
Vol 195 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudolf Uher ◽  
Anne Farmer ◽  
Neven Henigsberg ◽  
Marcella Rietschel ◽  
Ole Mors ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Side Effect ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Antidepressant Treatment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Open Label Study ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Report Measure ◽  
Good Agreement

BackgroundAdverse drug reactions are important determinants of non-adherence to antidepressant treatment but their assessment is complicated by overlap with depressive symptoms and lack of reliable self-report measures.AimsTo evaluate a simple self-report measure and describe adverse reactions to antidepressants in a large sample.MethodThe newly developed self-report Antidepressant Side-Effect Checklist and the psychiatrist-rated UKU Side Effect Rating Scale were repeatedly administered to 811 adult participants with depression in a part-randomised multicentre open-label study comparing escitalopram and nortriptyline.ResultsThere was good agreement between self-report and psychiatrists' ratings. Most complaints listed as adverse reactions in people with depression were more common when they were medication-free rather than during their treatment with antidepressants. Dry mouth (74%), constipation (33%) and weight gain (15%) were associated with nortriptyline treatment. Diarrhoea (9%), insomnia (36%) and yawning (16%) were more common during treatment with escitalopram. Problems with urination and drowsiness predicted discontinuation of nortriptyline. Diarrhoea and decreased appetite predicted discontinuation of escitalopram.ConclusionsAdverse reactions to antidepressants can be reliably assessed by self-report. Attention to specific adverse reactions may improve adherence to antidepressant treatment.

Social Skills and Birth Order

1989 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-217
Author(s):  
Ronald E. Riggio ◽  
Yass Sotoodeh
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Order Effects ◽  
The Social ◽  
Report Measure

This study examined differences in bask dimensions of social skill among birth orders. 205 undergraduate students completed a questionnaire that asked about family sibling structure and family income along with a standardized, self-report measure of social skills/social competence, the Social Skills Inventory. Analyses indicated no significant birth-order effects on any of the social skills dimensions, even when controlling for factors of age spacing, subjects' sex, family income, and family size.

The Child Rating Scale and its Use with Middle School-Age Students

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-388
Author(s):  
Winston J. Hagborg
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
School Age ◽  
Acting Out ◽  
Rule Compliance ◽  
Psychological Sense ◽  
Scale Design ◽  
Report Measure

The Child Rating Scale is a socioemotional self-report rating scale design for elementary school children. This study examined the Child Rating Scale with a middle school-age sample (Grades 5 to 8) of 240 students. The Child Rating Scale's four scales have shown moderate to high coefficients alpha. Factor analysis yielded the 4 underlying factors consistent with the current subscales. Supportive convergent validity was found based on the Child Rating Scale subscales' predicted association with the Self-perception Profile for Children and the Psychological Sense of School Membership–Brief. Consistent with current research, decline over grades in rule compliance/acting out and school interest was documented as well as the expected mean sex differences on these two subscales. Possible areas of study are indicated, and the present study's limitations are described. The Child Rating Scale seems to be a promising self-report measure for middle school-age youth.

scholarly journals Parental Expectation from Children with Cochlear Implants in Indian Context: a Questionnaire Based Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (02) ◽  
pp. 156-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prawin Kumar ◽  
Himanshu Sanju ◽  
Rajkishor Mishra ◽  
Varun Singh ◽  
Priyanka Mohan
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
Intensive Training ◽  
Point Rating Scale ◽  
High Standards ◽  
Hearing Children

Introduction Parental support is important in the habilitation/rehabilitation of children using cochlear implant devices. Hence, it is important for families to know the realistic expectations regarding outcomes from CIs. Objective The objective of the present study is to know the parents' expectation from children using CIs. Methods For this study, we recruited 23 parents of children using CIs. We administered 15 questions translated in to Hindi related to communication abilities, social skills, academic achievement, change in future life, rehabilitation demand, and stress due to hearing impairment. Results The response of the questions (5-point rating scale) related to communication abilities showed that parents were expecting children using CIs to use the telephone (95%), to be able to detect soft sounds (99%), to listen in crowds (86%), to be able to easily understand others (76%), and to show improvement in communication skills (78%). Similarly, for questions related to social skills showed 90% of the parents expecting that their children with CIs should be able to easily make friends with normal hearing peers, and 80% of the parents were expecting the children to achieve high standards in their reading and writing skills. Questions related to change in future life showed 86% of the parents expecting their children with CIs to act like normal hearing children. Further, 78% parents showed positive response regarding importance of intensive training. However, 70% of the parents reported stress in the family due to the existence of the hearing impaired child. Conclusion Overall, the existing questionnaire-based study showed that parents have high expectations from their children with cochlear implant.

scholarly journals Validation of the Greek version of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavlos Sarafis
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Greek Version ◽  
Tinnitus Handicap Inventory ◽  
Sociodemographic Data ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Robust Reliability ◽  
Report Measure

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate the Greek version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory. Method: Eighty-six adult patients with chronic tinnitus participated in the study. Sociodemographic data and medical history were recorded during the interview. The patients underwent audiological examination and they were asked to fill in three questionnaires: the Greek version of the THI (THI-GR), the Greek version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the brief Tinnitus Severity Scale Questionnaire (TSSQ). Results: The THI-GR showed good internal consistency, comparable to the original version. Cronbach’s alpha was equal to 0.92, which suggests a robust reliability. All THI-GR subscales along with total score were significantly and positively correlated with the TSSQ grade and the audiogram results indicating the existence of convergent validity. Furthermore, THI-GR's subscales were significantly correlated with both State and Trait subscales, which indicates a correlation between tinnitus and stress. Conclusions: This study highlighted the high reliability and validity of the THI-GR as a self-report measure for the evaluation of tinnitus-related annoyance and psychological distress in clinical practice.  

scholarly journals Time to Renovate the Humor Styles Questionnaire? An Item Response Theory Analysis of the HSQ

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Paul J. Silvia ◽  
Rebekah M. Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Good Evidence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Item Response Theory Analysis ◽  
Point Rating Scale ◽  
Gender Based

The Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) is one of the most popular self-report scales in humor research. The present research conducted a forward-looking psychometric analysis grounded in Rasch and item response theory models, which have not been applied to the HSQ thus far. Regarding strengths, the analyses found very good evidence for reliability and dimensionality and essentially zero gender-based differential item functioning, indicating no gender bias in the items. Regarding opportunities for future development, the analyses suggested that (1) the seven-point rating scale performs poorly relative to a five-point scale; (2) the affiliative subscale is far too easy to endorse and much easier than the other subscales; (3) the four subscales show problematic variation in their readability and proportion of reverse-scored items; and (4) a handful of items with poor discrimination and high local dependence are easy targets for scale revision. Taken together, the findings suggest that the HSQ, as it nears the two-decade mark, has many strengths but would benefit from light remodeling.

Longitudinal Associations Between Submissive/Nonassertive Social Behavior and Different Types of Peer Victimization

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire L. Fox ◽  
Michael J. Boulton
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Behavior ◽  
Peer Victimization ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Self Report ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Longitudinal Associations ◽  
Peer Nominations ◽  
Social Skills Deficits

Previous research, primarily in North America, has found that submissive and nonassertive behaviors are associated with peer victimization during childhood. A limitation of this work has been the failure to examine the relationships between such behaviors and different types of peer victimization. To overcome this weakness, we developed an inventory to assess the bidirectional longitudinal associations between three different types of victimization and submissive/nonassertive social behavior. The inventory was completed by 449 children aged 9 to 11 years at two time points over the course of an academic year. The inventory generated self-report scores and peer nominations. A robust finding was that submissive/nonassertive social behavior predicted an increase in social exclusion only. In examining the other direction of the relationship, we found that only social exclusion predicted changes in submissive/nonassertive social behavior over time. The findings advance our understanding of the social skills deficits that put children at risk for peer victimization, and of the implications of victimization for the development of submissive/nonassertive social skills problems.

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