Reliability of the social skills rating system in a group of Iranian children

Psychol Rep. 2001 Dec;89(3):566-70. doi: 10.2466/pr0.2001.89.3.566.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate reliability of the Social Skills Rating Systems of Gresham and Elliott for use in Iran. The sample consisted of 304 students aged 6 to 12 years, selected from the elementary schools in Shiraz, Iran. Parents' and teachers' ratings of social skills and behavioural problems and self-rating of social skills were applied in this study. Pearson correlations between parents' and teachers' ratings were low to moderate. Correlations between social skills subdomains and behavioural problems subdomains were low to high. Cronbach coefficients alpha were satisfactory for the two subdomains.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child Behavior Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Child Behavior Disorders / ethnology
  • Child Behavior Disorders / psychology
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • Ethnicity / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iran
  • Male
  • Personality Assessment / statistics & numerical data*
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Social Behavior*