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Psychometric Properties of the Brief Version of the Social Skills Inventory for Adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2017

Vanessa Barbosa Romera Leme ,
Felipe Valentini ,
Josiane Rosa Campos ,
Almir Del Prette  and
Zilda A. P. Del Prette
Vanessa Barbosa Romera Leme*
Affiliation:
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Felipe Valentini
Affiliation:
Universidade Salgado de Oliveira (Brazil)
Josiane Rosa Campos
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Brazil)
Almir Del Prette
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (Brazil)
Zilda A. P. Del Prette
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (Brazil)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Vanessa B. R. Leme. Rua Francisco Xavier, 524. 10° andar – Bloco F – sala 10.122. 20550–900. Maracanã Viagem, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Phone: +55–2137419111. E-mail: vanessaromera@gmail.com
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Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the evidence of internal structure and scores reliability of the Social Skills Inventory for adolescents - brief version (IHSA-Del-Prette). The following analyses were performed: (1) Exploratory Factor Analysis - EFA; (2) Confirmatory Factor Analysis - CFA; (3) Reliability; (4) Multigroup Analysis (invariance). The participants were 2,291 students of the Middle and High Schools, both sexes aged 12 to 17 years old divided into two sample groups: 1,172 participants in sample group 1 (collected 2006–2007) and 1,119 in sample group 2 (collected 2011–2012). The results of the EFA (group 1) support the four subscales structure (Self-control, Affective Approach, Empathy and Assertiveness) for 16 items (loadings > .30). The structure was confirmed by the CFA performed on the second group (CFI = .96, TLI = .95, RMSEA = .05, 90% CI [.04, .05], loadings > .50); and showed scalar invariance (samples 1 and 2) due to group and age, as well as partial scalar invariance due to gender (ΔCFI < .01; ΔNCI < .02). It was concluded the brief version of IHSA-Del-Prette presents psychometric properties for use in the Brazilian context.

Keywords

adolescencemulti-group confirmatory factor analysispsychometric social skills
Type
Research Article
Information
The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 20 , 2017 , E36
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2017 

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