Abstract

IPINA, María Julia; MOLINA, Leonardo  and  REYNA, Cecilia. FACTOR STRUCTURE AND INTERNAL CONSISTENCY OF MESSY SCALE (TEACHER VERSION) IN A SAMPLE OF ARGENTINEAN CHILDREN. Suma Psicol. [online]. 2010, vol.17, n.2, pp.151-161. ISSN 0121-4381.

The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters assesses specific social skills involved in adaptive behaviors, as well as non-adaptive behaviors. The objective of this study is to test the psychometric properties of the scale from teacher report, particularly the factor structure and the internal consistency. Participants were 26 teachers who tested 311 children of 7 to 13 years old (X = 9.16, SD = 1.48) of both sexes (52.7% males). Teachers participated voluntarily and completed the scale regarding to 60-80% of children whose parents send the signed informed consent. We conducted exploratory studies and then we studied the factor structure, we obtained three dimensions: Aggressiveness/Antisocial Behavior, Appropriate Social Skills and Overconfidence/Jealousy/Pride. The total scale and each of the dimensions showed adequate internal consistency indices. Furthermore, differences between men and women in the various dimensions provide evidence for the validity of the scale.

Keywords : social skills; psychometrics; children.

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