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Interpersonal skills scale: Development and validation in urbanized sample of adolescents
Author(s) -
Zahra Sayyeda Taskeen,
Saleem Sadia,
Subhan Sara,
Mahmood Zahid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
social development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.078
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1467-9507
pISSN - 0961-205X
DOI - 10.1111/sode.12475
Subject(s) - psychology , discriminant validity , social skills , exploratory factor analysis , interpersonal communication , developmental psychology , scale (ratio) , construct validity , confirmatory factor analysis , context (archaeology) , test validity , interpersonal relationship , clinical psychology , concurrent validity , psychometrics , social psychology , structural equation modeling , internal consistency , paleontology , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , biology
Interpersonal skills play a vital role in the growth and development of adolescents. The current study explored the experience and manifestation of interpersonal skills in Pakistani adolescents. In phase I, using open‐ended phenomenological approach, key components of interpersonal skills were elicited from 32 adolescents (boys = 16; girls = 16) aged 11–19 years ( M = 14.48; SD = 1.06). In phase II, Content Validity Index for items (I‐CVIs) and scale (S‐CVI) was established. In phase III, pilot testing was carried out on 21 adolescents (boys = 11; girls = 10). In Phase IV, a sample of 674 adolescents (boys = 47%; girls = 53%) aged 11–19 years ( M = 14.88; SD = 1.33) were tested for psychometric properties of Interpersonal Skills Scale along with Social Intelligence Scale for Adolescents and Self‐Esteem Scale for Children. Exploratory Factor Analysis ( n = 221) generated three factors of the Interpersonal Skills Scale social engagement , sociability , and social etiquettes . Confirmatory Factor Analysis ( n = 453) also supported the three‐factor structure of the Interpersonal Skills Scale. Furthermore, the scale found to have high internal consistency, construct validity, discriminant validity, split‐half reliability, and test–retest reliability. The results are discussed in the light of factorial structure in the Pakistani cultural context.