Reliability and Validity of the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills With Youngsters

Behavior Modification

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 539-558

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Neal, Daniene ^a   Fodstad, Jill C ^a   Hess, Julie A ^a   Mahan, Sara ^a   Rivet, Tessa T ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; MESSY; rating scale; social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77957865803     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445510384844     Document Type: Article

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