Development of a rating scale to measure social skills in children: The matson evaluation of social skills with youngsters (MESSY) |
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Authors: | Johnny L. Matson Anthony F. Rotatori William J. Helsel |
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Affiliation: | Department of Learning, Development and Special Education, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL 60115, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The development of a scale for assessing social skills with children is reported. The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY) was completed on 744 children between 4 and 18 years of age. A self-report form was completed on 422 children while 322 children were rated on a teacher-report measure using a 5-point Likert-type scale. Analyses included test-retest reliability conducted at a 2-week interval using Pearson correlations, factor-analytic procedures and selected analyses of variance and appropriate post-hoc tests. Implications of present findings and directions for future research are discussed. |
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