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 |