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Psychometric properties of the Social Skills Questionnaire: Portuguese adaptation of the student form (grades 7 to 12).
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PMID:  21568204     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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The present study aims to analyze the psychometric properties of the student form (Grades 7 to 12) of the Social Skills Questionnaire authored by Gresham and Elliott (1990), on a sample of Portuguese adolescents. Participants included 573 students, both female and male, aged 14 to 19. Reliability was assessed through Cronbach's alpha and was .87 for the total scale, ranging from.58 to .72 for the subscales. A confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the main adjustment indices presented unexpected values. A principal components analysis indicated that several items of the cooperation subscale correlated with other factors. Adequate adjustment indices were found when cooperation was removed from the model. Semantic dualities due to cultural factors and difficulties assuming the cooperation dimension as an independent dimension might explain the results observed. The reorganization of the SSQ offers a reliable and valid instrument for research within the Portuguese population.
Authors:
Catarina Pinheiro Mota; Paula Mena Matos; Marina Serra Lemos
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Spanish journal of psychology     Volume:  14     ISSN:  1138-7416     ISO Abbreviation:  Span J Psychol     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101095192     Medline TA:  Span J Psychol     Country:  Spain    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  486-99     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal. Catarinap.mota@gmail.com
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