@article{ref1,
title="Development of a Rating Scale to Measure Social Skills in Children: The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY)",
journal="Behaviour research and therapy",
year="1983",
author="Matson, Johnny L. and Rotatori, Anthony F. and Helsel, William J.",
volume="21",
number="4",
pages="335-340",
abstract="The development of a scale for assessing social skills with children is reported. The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY) was completed on 744 children between 4 and 18 years of age. A self-report form was completed on 422 children while 322 children were rated on a teacher-report measure using a 5-point Likert-type scale. Analyses included test-retest reliability conducted at a 2-week interval using Pearson correlations, factor-analytic procedures and selected analyses of variance and appropriate post-hoc tests. Implications of present findings and directions for future research are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1983. Copyright © 1983 by Elsevier Science)For more information on the MESSY, see VioEval record number 690.Child DevelopmentJuvenile DevelopmentYouth DevelopmentSocial Skills DevelopmentProsocial SkillsSurvey InstrumentInstrument DevelopmentLate ChildhoodLate AdolescenceEarly AdolescenceEarly ChildhoodMiddle Childhood07-02<p />",
language="en",
issn="0005-7967",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}