A psychometric evaluation of the Multidimensional Social Competence Scale (MSCS) for young adults.

ABSTRACT: The current study contributes to previous work on measuring the social phenotype in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by validating a multidimensional test of social competence developed for use with individuals with and without ASD. The "Multidimensional Social Competence Scale" (MSCS) was previously validated as a parent-rating scale with youth 11-18 years with ASD without intellectual disability and typically developing adolescents of comparable age. The current study presents a validation of a self-report version of the MSCS in a non-clinical young adult population (N = 1178, males = 360, females = 817, age range = 17-25 years). The MSCS consists of seven domains that represent social competence: social motivation, social inferencing, demonstrating empathic concern, social knowledge, verb

SUBMITTER: Trevisan DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6214554 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature