About the Measure
| Domains | Social and Emotional Competence |
| Key stages | Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | This is a unidimensional measure |
| Description | The PIAG is a role-playing measure designed to assess strengths and weaknesses in coping with personal and interpersonal problems. It is the female version of the API (developed for males), both of which are commonly employed in studies of antisocial and delinquent behaviour. There are two versions available: The Behavioural Role-Playing Inventory and the Multiple Choice Version (MC-PIAG). The MC-PIAG is a multiple-choice test to measure social skills in teenage girls. |
| Example | Youre at a party and it's time to go home. Bill brought you and has promised to take you home. The problem is Bill's drunk and y |
| Link | http://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6397&context=etd |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 52 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Other |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 60 |
| Age | 14-17 |
| Cost single purchase | Free |
| Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .93 |
| Test retest | Not reported |
| Inter-rater reliability | r= [.51,.97] |
| EFA | Not reported |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | Two self-report measures of delinquency behaviours (The Traditional Delinquency measure and The Status and Criminal Offenses measure) were used along with adjudicated status as criteria for assessing the presence of delinquent behaviours. |
| Predictive validity | A 2 × 2 analysis of variance of mean Problem Inventory for Adolescent Girls scores revealed that delinquents were rated as significantly less competent than nondelinquents F(2, 114) = 29.92, p <0.001, M = 3.04 and 3.43 |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Gaffney, L. R., & McFall, R. M. (1981). A comparison of social skills in delinquent and nondelinquent adolescent girls using a behavioral role-playing inventory. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 49(6), 959–967. doi:10.1037/0022-006x.49.6.959 Ward, C. I., & McFall, R. M. (1986). Further validation of the Problem Inventory for Adolescent Girls: Comparing caucasian and black delinquents and nondelinquents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 54(5), 732–733. doi:10.1037/0022-006x.54.5.732 Paris A. (1985). Validation study of the Problem Inventory for Adolescent Girls: Comparisons among Native American and Caucasian females. (Doctoral Dissertation. University of Montana). Retrieved from http://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6397&context=etd |