Interpersonal skills scale: Development and validation in urbanized sample of adolescents

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 elici...

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Published in:Social development (Oxford, England) England), 2021-02, Vol.30 (1), p.23-37
Main Authors: Zahra, Sayyeda Taskeen, Saleem, Sadia, Subhan, Sara, Mahmood, Zahid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adolescence
Adolescent boys
Adolescent development
Adolescent girls
Boys
Children & youth
Confirmatory factor analysis
Discriminant validity
Exploratory factor analysis
Factor structure
Girls
Intelligence
interpersonal skills
Quantitative psychology
Reliability
Sociability
social engagement
social etiquettes
Social intelligence
Social skills
Sociocultural factors
Soft skills
Teenagers
Validity
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0961-205X
1467-9507
DOI:10.1111/sode.12475