AU - Karami, Bakhtiyar AU - Gashool, Mojtaba AU - Tayarani Rad, Ali AU - Qasemi, Shoaib TI - The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters-II (MESSY-II) and Its Adaptation for Iranian Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - PCP JN - PCP VO - 1 VI - 4 IP - 4 4099 - http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-128-en.html 4100 - http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-128-en.pdf SO - PCP 4 ABĀ  - 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. CP - IRAN IN - Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology & Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. LG - eng PB - PCP PG - 239 PT - Research YR - 2013