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2- M.A student of General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
3- Ph.D. student of Assessment and Measurement, Department of psychology and education, Allame tabataba,i university, Tehran, Iran
Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters-II (MESSY-II) in a community population in Iran.
Methods: The Iranian version of the MESSY-II was administered by interviewing care staff of all children and adolescents (n=355) with administratively defined intellectual disabilities (IDs) living in Tehran, Esfahan, Karaj & Kurdistan.
Results: Exploratory factor analysis showed two factor structures (Inappropriate Assertiveness/ Impulsiveness and Appropriate Social Skills) for the MESSY-II. MESSY-II subscales demonstrated high internal consistency reliability.
Conclusion: The present study indicates that the Persian form of MESSY-II is applicable to research on populations with varying mental functioning, diagnoses, ages, and living arrangements.
Received: 2013/06/3 | Accepted: 2013/09/11 | Published: 2013/10/1
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