Evaluating the Psychometric Quality of Social Skills Measures: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Impairments in social functioning are associated with an array of adverse outcomes. Social skills measures are commonly used by health professionals to assess and plan the treatment of social skills difficulties. There is a need to comprehensively evaluate the quality of psychometric properties reported across these measures to guide assessment and treatment planning.

Objective

To conduct a systematic review of the literature on the psychometric properties of social skills and behaviours measures for both children and adults.

Methods

A systematic search was performed using four electronic databases: CINAHL, PsycINFO, Embase and Pubmed; the Health and Psychosocial Instruments database; and grey literature using PsycExtra and Google Scholar. The psychometri

SUBMITTER: Cordier R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4494713 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature