Journal article
A self-report measure of social skill
Behavior therapy, v 9(4), pp 535-544
1978
Abstract
Recent behavioral investigations into the assessment and modification of social skills have differed in two important ways from earlier conceptualizations of assertive behavior. First, some investigators are focusing their treatment strategies solely on the remediation of social behavior deficits and are ignoring the anxiety that may accompany such deficits. Second, interest in the assessment and modification of social skills is moving beyond the delimited area of assertive behavior to other types of social behavior. These trends suggest the need for an assessment device to measure a broad range of interactive variables. To meet this need, the Social Performance Survey Schedule (SPSS) was constructed. The SPSS contains descriptions of social behaviors whose frequency can be rated on a 5-point Likert scale. There are 50 positive and 50 negative items in the survey. Scoring may be adjusted to reflect standards of optimum social performance in a given population. Data on the reliability and validity of the SPSS are presented and clinical and research uses are discussed.
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Details
- Title
- A self-report measure of social skill
- Creators
- Michael R LoweJoseph R Cautela
- Publication Details
- Behavior therapy, v 9(4), pp 535-544
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1978FW25200005
- Other Identifier
- 991014877796404721