Rb. Cairns et al., A BRIEF METHOD FOR ASSESSING SOCIAL-DEVELOPMENT - STRUCTURE, RELIABILITY, STABILITY, AND DEVELOPMENTAL VALIDITY OF THE INTERPERSONAL COMPETENCE SCALE, Behaviour research and therapy, 33(6), 1995, pp. 725-736
The Interpersonal Competence Scale (ICS-T) is a set of brief rating sc
ales for teachers and parents. It consists of 18 items that assess soc
ial and behavioral characteristics of children and youths. The ICS-T y
ields three primary factors: AGG (argues, trouble at school, fights),
POP (popular with boys, popular with girls, lots of friends), and ACA
(spelling, math). Subsidiary factors include AFF (smile, friendly), OL
Y (appearance, sports, wins), and INT (shyness, sad, worry). The psych
ometric properties of the scale (internal structure, reliability, long
-term stability) are presented and evaluated over successive ages. The
scale factors have been linked to contemporaneous observations of beh
avior and social network membership. Developmental validity of the ICS
-T includes the significant prediction of later school dropout and tee
nage parenthood. The ICS-T scale is described, along with instructions
for use and scoring.