Factor structure of the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters-II (MESSY-II)

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2067-2071

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Neal, Daniene ^a   Worley, Julie A ^a   Kozlowski, Alison M ^a   Fodstad, Jill C ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Factor structure; MESSY; Rating scale; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTENT VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MATSON EVALUATION OF SOCIAL SKILLS WITH YOUNGSTERS II; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863002924     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.09.026     Document Type: Article

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