Validity and Reliability of an Adaptation of Personal and Social Skills Scale for K-Students for Use in 2.691 Greek Elementary Students

Kourmousi, Ntina; Markogiannakis, Georgios; Lazaridis, Ioannis; Kolliopoulou, Konstantina; Papoutsaki, Kalliopi; Kounenou, Kalliope; Tzavara, Chara; Koutras, Vasilios

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“…During the university years, the scale can be used to help identify some problematic personal and social behaviors among students. 22 Therefore, the decreased SS could serve as an indicators for developing interventions among the young since these behaviors are not acquired inherently, but rather they must be learned, developed, and improved gradually until reaching social acceptable behaviors. 23 In this sense, universities are currently providing indicators of generic competencies to determine their effectiveness in terms of student learning outcomes.…”

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Validity and reliability of a social skills scale among Chilean health sciences students: A cross-sectional study

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Currently, there is a growing need to assess social skills in young university students since the use and application of these scales can provide benefits in different situations, such as work, education, clinical and psychological. The objective of the study was to verify the validity and reliability of a social skills scale (SS) for students from three professional health sciences programs in Chile. This information will provide understanding and development of SS among health care team members and between them and patients. A cross-sectional study was designed with 185 Chilean university students (141 males and 44 females). Students were recruited voluntarily from a private university in Chile. Ages ranged from 18 to 30 years old. Goldstein’s SS scale (consisting of six dimensions with a total of 50 questions) was used. It was administered virtually. Validity was verified by means of confirmatory factor analysis and reliability through internal consistency. The factor structure of the model confirmed the 50 questions and six dimensions of the scale. In general, the model reflected satisfactory values. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin’s (KMO) test for the adequacy (suitability) of the sample was 0.834, chi squared X2= 4344.8 (gl= 1425, p< 0.000). The comparative fit index (CFI) was 0.45, goodness of fit index (GFI) was 0.56, the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) was 0.091, and the % of variance 54%. The communalities reflected values from 0.31 to 0.76. In addition, Cronbach’s Alpha values varied from 0.72 to 0.75. In its totality, the scale demonstrated a reliability of 0.75. The SS scale is valid and reliable. It can be used with students from nursing, kinesiology, and speech therapy programs. The results suggest the use and application of the scale with professionals working in higher education.

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Validity and reliability of a social skills scale among Chilean health sciences students: A cross-sectional study

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On the Problem of Evidence-based Psychological Assessment of School Students’ Social Competence in Inclusive Education

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Алехина

2022

Современная Зарубежная Психология

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<p>The purpose of the article is to analyze the problems of psychological assessment of the school students’ social competence in inclusive education according to evidence-based approach, which implies the link between science and practice. The article discusses the main theoretical approaches to the definition of the concept of social competence: through indicators of personal effectiveness and the ability to achieve personal goals in social interaction; through a set of social skills and activities: as sensitivity to the problems of interaction between people, as an outcome of social, emotional and cultural intelligence. The integrative taxonomy of social competencies is considered as a theoretical framework for reviewing existing methods and identifying the need to develop new psychodiagnostic techniques, as well as for creating individual profiles of school students in inclusive education. The possibilities and limitations of using psychological methods and techniques adapted to the Russian-speaking sample for diagnosing the social competence of school students are discussed. The use of psychological diagnostic methods to assess the effectiveness of educational practice is considered from the point of view of evidence-based approach requirements.</p>

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Students Psychosocial Empowerment With The 'Steps For Life Personal and Social Skills Greek Elementary Programme

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Markogiannakis

Tzavara

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Significant research has been conducted on skills' enhancement school programs, since their importance has been well established. The presented study evaluates "Steps for life", a Greek, universal, annual, teacher-taught programme, designed to improve personal and social skills in young elementary students by the use of questions, diffusion in formal and hidden curriculum, and parental involvement. The experimental study was conducted in Greece during 2013-2014. The sample consisted of 2439 students, with 1516 forming the experimental group and 923 the control group. The study questionnaire included demographics, Personal and Social Skills Scale-Elementary, and the BASE scale. It investigated students' self-esteem, concentration of attention, participation/cooperation, emotions' identification and expression, emotions' management, ability to control verbal and physical aggressiveness, ability to control victimization, empathy, friendship skills, problem-solving, ability to take responsibility, and use of spoken and written language. The experimental group exhibited significant improvement in all investigated skills post-intervention, while the control group did not improve concentration of attention, emotions' management, and their ability to control verbal and physical aggressiveness and victimization. The analysis also revealed that intervention students had significantly higher improvement than the controls in all dimensions. Appropriately designed mental health promotion programs can improve several children's social-emotional skills and abilities.

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Validity and Reliability of an Adaptation of Personal and Social Skills Scale for K-Students for Use in 2.691 Greek Elementary Students

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Validity and reliability of a social skills scale among Chilean health sciences students: A cross-sectional study

Validity and reliability of a social skills scale among Chilean health sciences students: A cross-sectional study

On the Problem of Evidence-based Psychological Assessment of School Students’ Social Competence in Inclusive Education

Students Psychosocial Empowerment With The 'Steps For Life Personal and Social Skills Greek Elementary Programme

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