About the Measure
Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Mental health and wellbeing, Social and Emotional Competence |
Key stages | Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
Subscales | Conflict resolution/avoidance; Warmth and empathy; Social involvement |
Description | Focuses upon a wide range of social skills and behaviours. |
Example | Listens to other people's points of view during arguments |
Link | http://www.scaswebsite.com/index.php?p=1_57 |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 30 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Parent |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 0 |
Age | 8-18 |
Cost single purchase | Free |
Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .92 |
Test retest | Not reported |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | Factor analysis |
CFA | Not reported |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | r= .55 between Social Skills Questionnaire- Parent Version (SSQ-P) and Social Competence with Peers Questionnaire-parent version (SCPQ-P); r= .25 between SSQ-P and SSQ-T (Teacher version); r= .43 between SSQ-P and SSQ-S (Student version) |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Spence, S. H., Donovan, C., & Brechman-Toussaint, M. (2000). The treatment of childhood social phobia: The effectiveness of a social skills training-based, cognitive behavioural intervention, with and without parental involvement. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 41(6), 713-726. doi:10.1017/s0021963099005934 See link to measure for detailed manual |