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Argentinean Adaptation of the Social Skills Inventory IHS-Del-Prette

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Fabián Orlando Olaz ,
Leonardo Medrano ,
María Eugenia Greco  and
Zilda Aparecida Pereira Del Prette
Fabián Orlando Olaz*
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina)
Leonardo Medrano
Affiliation:
Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21 (Argentina)
María Eugenia Greco
Affiliation:
Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21 (Argentina)
Zilda Aparecida Pereira Del Prette
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (Brasil)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Fabián O. Olaz, Becario Tipo II del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Bedoya 541. Córdoba C.P.5000 (Argentine). Phone: +54-3514710849. E-mail: fabidelarenta@gmail.com
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Abstract

We present the results of the adaptation of the IHS-Del-Prette (Inventario de Habilidades Sociales, in English, Social Skills Inventory) to a sample of Argentinean college students. Firstly, we addressed the backward translation and carried out an equivalence study of the Portuguese and Spanish versions of the scale. The results showed the two versions were equivalent, as we obtained correlations lower than .50 in only 5 items. Secondly, we performed item analysis by calculating discrimination indexes and item-total correlations. Results indicated that the items are sensitive to differentiate between high and low social-skill groups. Exploratory factor analysis carried out with a sample of 602 college students yielded five factors that explained 26.5% of the total variance, although our data did not completely match the original factor structure. We also obtained moderate alpha values for the subscales, but high reliability for the total scale. Lastly, group differences between males and females are presented to provide evidence of validity. We discuss the implications of the results and present future lines of inquiry.

Se presentan los resultados de la adaptación del IHS-Del-Prette (Inventario de Habilidades Sociales) en una muestra de universitarios argentinos. Primero, se hizo una traducción inversa y se llevó a cabo un estudio de equivalencia de las versiones portuguesa y española de la escala. Los resultados mostraron que las dos versiones eran equivalentes, ya que se obrtuvieron correlaciones menores de 0.50 únicamente en 5 ítems. Después se analizaron los ítems mediante el cálculo de índices de discriminación y correlaciones ítem-total. Los resultados indicaron que los ítems son sensibles para discriminar entre grupos de altas y bajas habilidades sociales. Análisis factorial exploratorio llevado a cabo con una muestra de 602 universitarios produjo cinco factores que explicaban 26.5% de la varianza total, aunque nuestros datos no se ajustaban totalmente a la estructura factorial original. También se obtuvieron valores alfa moderados para las subescalas, pero una alta fiabilidad para la escala total. Finalmente, las diferencias grupales entre hombres y mujeres se presentan para contribuir evidencia de la validez. Las implicaciones de los resultados se comentan y se presentan futuras líneas de investigación.

Keywords

social skillsIHS inventoryadaptation-college studentshabilidades socialesinventario IHSadaptación-universitarios
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , November 2009 , pp. 756 - 766
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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