About the Measure
| Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Social and Emotional Competence |
| Key stages | |
| Subscales | Play interaction; Play disruption; Play disconnection |
| Description | The Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale (PIPPS) is a teacher-rating instrument of the interactive play behaviours of preschool children. The PIPPS was designed (a) to differentiate children who demonstrate positive play relationships with peers from those who are less successful with peers, (b) to identify play strengths of resilient preschool children living in high risk urban environments, and (c) to inform early childhood intervention. |
| Example | Starts fights and arguments |
| Link | https://ac.els-cdn.com/0885200695900284/1-s2.0-0885200695900284-main.pdf?_tid=1fb9add0-a9de-11e7-9ad2-00000aacb35e&acdnat=1507215894_62d9fdb70160417f89d0692edb469ba2 |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 32 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Parent/Teacher |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 3-5 |
| Cost single purchase | Free |
| Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .89-.90 |
| Test retest | Not reported |
| Inter-rater reliability | Teachers and teaching assistants, r= .88 |
| EFA | 3 factors |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | Social Skills Rating System (SSRS), r= [-.47,.63] |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Fantuzzo, J., Sutton-Smith, B., Coolahan, K. C., Manz, P. H., Canning, S., & Debnam, D. (1995). Assessment of preschool play interaction behaviors in young low-income children: Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 10(1), 105-120. doi:10.1016/0885-2006(95)90028-4 |