Psychometric Defensibility of the Intervention Selection Profile-Social Skills (ISP-SS) with Students at Risk for Behavioral Concerns

Autor/inn/en	Kilgus, Stephen P.; Eklund, Katie; von der Embse, Nathaniel P.
Titel	Psychometric Defensibility of the Intervention Selection Profile-Social Skills (ISP-SS) with Students at Risk for Behavioral Concerns
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 56 (2019) 4, S.526-538 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kilgus, Stephen P.) ORCID (Eklund, Katie) Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.22214
Schlagwörter	Psychometrics; Intervention; Interpersonal Competence; At Risk Students; Behavior Problems; Behavior Disorders; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; Factor Analysis; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Clinical Diagnosis; Accuracy; Behavior Rating Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychometry; Psychometrie; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Faktorenanalyse; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität
Abstract	The purpose of the current study was to examine the validity and diagnostic accuracy of the "Intervention Selection Profile--Social Skills" (ISP-SS), a brief social skills assessment tool intended for use with students in need of Tier 2 intervention. Participants included 160 elementary and middle school students who had been identified through universal screening as at risk for behavioral concerns. Teacher participants (n = 71) rated each of these students using both the ISP-SS and the "Social Skills Improvement System--Rating Scales" (SSiS-RS), with the latter measure serving as the criterion within validity and diagnostic accuracy analyses. Confirmatory factor analysis supported ISP-SS structural validity, indicating ISP-SS items broadly conformed to a single "Social Skills" factor. Follow-up analyses suggested ISP-SS broad scale scores demonstrated adequate internal consistency reliability, with hierarchical omega coefficient equal to 0.86. Correlational analyses supported the concurrent validity of ISP-SS items, finding each ISP-SS item to be moderately or highly related to its corresponding SSiS-RS subscale. Finally, analyses indicated three of the seven ISP-SS items that demonstrated sufficient diagnostic accuracy; however, findings suggest additional revisions are needed if the ISP-SS is to be appropriate for use in schools. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/4/11