The SSIS SEL Brief Scales – Student Form: Examining the Structural Validity of a Portuguese Version

IF 1.7 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Child & Youth Care Forum Pub Date : 2024-07-30 DOI:10.1007/s10566-024-09816-6

Ana Ganicho, Sofia Magalhães, Teresa Limpo, Marina S. Lemos, Diana Alves

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Abstract

Background

Despite the increased use of social and emotional learning (SEL) programs, empirical research is hindered by lengthy assessment options, difficult to fit into educational contexts. To cover these needs, the Social Skills Improvement System SEL Brief Scales – Student Form (SSIS SELb-S) was developed. Although it has been translated into several languages, a Portuguese version with sound psychometric properties is still missing.

Objective

This study aimed to develop the Portuguese version (SSIS SELb-Spt) and to examine its psychometric properties. METHODS: After translating the original SSIS SELb-S to Portuguese, the instrument was administered to 200 5th graders, along with self- and hetero-report measures of school well-being and involvement, peer acceptance, and academic achievement. We examined the SSIS SELb-Spt factorial validity and reliability, tested its correlations with external correlates, and examined the instruments’ predictive validity.

Results

Results supported a three-factor structure of the scale, which included the dimensions of intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, and responsible decision-making. Correlations with external correlates were in the expected direction. Moreover, the scale predicted school involvement and later academic achievement.

Conclusion

This study seems to corroborate and extend previous knowledge about the validity of SSIS SELb-S, offering validity and reliability evidence on the scale’s three-factor structure.

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SSIS SEL简易量表--学生表：检验葡萄牙语版本的结构有效性

背景尽管社会和情感学习（SEL）项目的使用越来越多，但实证研究却受到冗长的评估选项的阻碍，难以适应教育环境。为了满足这些需求，我们开发了社交技能改进系统--SEL 简易量表--学生表（SSIS SELb-S）。本研究旨在开发葡萄牙语版本（SSIS SELb-Spt），并检验其心理测量学特性。方法：在将 SSIS SELb-S 原版翻译成葡萄牙语后，我们对 200 名五年级学生进行了测试，同时还对学校幸福感和参与度、同伴接纳度和学业成绩进行了自评和他评。我们检验了 SSIS SELb-Spt 的因子效度和信度，测试了其与外部相关因素的相关性，并检验了该工具的预测效度。量表与外部相关因素的相关性符合预期。结论本研究似乎证实并扩展了之前关于 SSIS SELb-S 效度的知识，为量表的三因素结构提供了效度和信度证据。

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Child & Youth Care Forum PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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