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Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the Social Functioning Rating Scale for Adolescents: Parent Form

Brady, Christine E. L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1415108398

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2014, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Clinical Psychology (Arts and Sciences).
Deficits in social functioning can occur for a variety of reasons including the presence of mental health difficulties, developmental delays, cognitive deficits, or lack of exposure to social opportunities. Poor social functioning has been linked to negative outcomes such as academic difficulties, school drop-out, substance use, mental health problems, and poor adjustment into adulthood. The relationship between impaired social functioning and negative outcomes is especially pronounced in adolescence. However, this relationship is not fully understood and research has been hindered by the limited number of valid and appropriate measures of social functioning made specifically for adolescents. The present study reviews the development of the Social Functioning Rating Scale for Adolescents (SFRS-A) parent form. Five domains were identified through a systematic review of the literature as critical to adolescent social functioning. Items were developed and reviewed by experts in the field. The 160 items Likert-type scale was administered to a large sample of parents with adolescent children. Results from Exploratory Factor Analysis reduced the measure to 88 items and revealed a six factor solution (Goal Setting and Academic Attainment, External Self-Regulation, Child Self-Concept, Internal Self-Regulation, Independence, and Communication/Behavior toward Family). Results indicated adequate reliability and preliminary criterion related validity. The SFRS-A parent form shows promise and warrants further investigation in order to address the dearth of measurement options for adolescent social functioning.
Steven Evans (Committee Chair)
Psychology
assessment; social functioning; adolesence; adolescents; rating scale; psychometrics

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  • Brady, C. E. L. (2014). Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the Social Functioning Rating Scale for Adolescents: Parent Form [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1415108398

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Brady, Christine. Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the Social Functioning Rating Scale for Adolescents: Parent Form. 2014. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1415108398.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Brady, Christine. "Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the Social Functioning Rating Scale for Adolescents: Parent Form." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1415108398

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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