Social competence and behavior evaluation in children ages 3 to 6 years: The short form (SCBE-30)

Author(s): Dumas, J. E.

Journal/Book: Psychol Assessment. 1996; 8: 750 First St NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Amer Psychological Assoc. 369-377.

Abstract: The factor structure and scale characteristics of the shortened version of the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Scale (SCBE; P.J. LaFreniere & J.E. Dumas, 1995) are presented for a Quebec sample and 3 U.S. Samples, as well as age and gender differences in the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems and social competence throughout the preschool years. Principal-components analyses identified 3 factors in all 4 samples: social competence (SC); anger-aggression (AA); and anxiety-withdrawal (AW). Each 10-item scale was shown to have high interrater and test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and temporal stability over a 6-month period. Across all samples, boys were rated substantially higher on AA and lower on SC scales than girls, though no trends toward a sex difference in AW were evident. A stepwise progression in SC with increasing age was apparent in all samples. AA and AW behaviors showed a decline in the U.S., but not in the Quebec sample.

Note: Article LaFreniere PJ, Univ Maine, Dept Psychol, 5742 Clarence Cook Little Hall, Orono,ME 04469 USA

Keyword(s): TRANSACTIONAL-ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; DIMENSIONS; CHECKLIST; SCALE; DYADS

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