ERIC Number: EJ1102603
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Publication Date: 2016-Jul
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The Case for the Perceived Social Competence Scale II
Anderson-Butcher, Dawn; Amorose, Anthony J.; Lower, Leeann M.; Riley, Allison; Gibson, Allison; Ruch, Donna
Research on Social Work Practice, v26 n4 p419-428 Jul 2016
Objective: This study examines the psychometric properties of the revised Perceived Social Competence Scale (PSCS), a brief, user-friendly tool used to assess social competence among youth. Method: Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) examined the factor structure and invariance of an enhanced scale (PSCS-II), among a sample of 420 youth. Correlations between PSCS-II and self-reported social skill scores were examined. A longitudinal CFA tested the invariance of the factor structure over time with a different sample of 451 youth. Results: The revised 5-item PSCS-II demonstrated acceptable factorial validity, factorial invariance across time and gender as well as strong predictive validity. Conclusion: The PSCS-II was supported as a strengthened version of the PSCS to measure social competence in social work research and practice.
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Children, Youth, Summer Programs, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Likert Scales, Predictive Validity, Preadolescents, Adolescents, Data Collection, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Social Work, Psychometrics
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