Cross-validation of the Social Skill Assessment Scale-12 in outpatients with mental illnesses

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  • Kunikata Hiroko
    Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Okayama University Medical School
  • Toyota Shiho
    Kansai University of International Studies, Department of Human Behavior Science
  • Numoto Kenji
    Faculty of Health and Welfare Science, Okayama Prefectural University
  • Nakajima Kazuo
    Faculty of Health and Welfare Science, Okayama Prefectural University

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  • 社会生活技能評価尺度 : 12の交差妥当性の検討
  • シャカイ セイカツ ギノウ ヒョウカ シャクド 12 ノ コウサ ダトウセイ ノ ケントウ

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The purpose of this study was to examine the cross-validity of the Social Skill Assessment Scale-12(SSAS-12)in outpatients with mental illnesses. Data were collected from 177 outpatients to examine the factor structure of SSAS-12, and also from 213 subjects including 36 inpatients to assess the external validity of the scale. Social skill status was measured by participating families using Likert scale ratings. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the factor model, which used "use of social resources", "personal appearance", "communication skills" and "arrangement of living environment" as primary factor and "social skills" as secondary factor, was consistent with data within the statistically appropriate range. Covariance structure analysis was also conducted to test a model that hypothesizes that social skills are associated with patient place of living residence. As a result, the goodness of fit for this model was statistically acceptable. Results indicate that the cross-validity of SSAS-12 may be vigorously supported.

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