Treatment sensitivity of the PE form of the Social Skills Rating Scales: Implications for test construction procedures

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 144-156

  Meier, Scott T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0034339339     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2000.12069006     Document Type: Article

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