Social skills are dynamic developmental constructs typically measured using assessments developed via cross-sectional methods. The measurement model of derivatives (MMOD), a factor analytic approach targeting individual growth trajectories, was used to evaluate the longitudinal factor structure of the Social Skills Improvement System—Rating Scales (SSIS-RS) teacher form with a sample of 1320 first and second grade students (51.6% female, 54.8% white, 20.6% Black, 14.4% Hispanic). Although results provided support for three of the original SSIS-RS factors (Assertion, Empathy, Self-Control), there was some evidence that the other four original domains (Cooperation, Responsibility, Engagement, Communication) could be explained by two factors in this age range. Implications for using the SSIS-RS and the utility of the MMOD in developmental research are discussed.

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社交技能改进系统的效用——捕捉动态社会建构的评定量表：使用衍生物测量模型的证据


社交技能是动态的发展结构，通常使用通过横断面方法开发的评估来衡量。衍生物测量模型 （MMOD） 是一种针对个体生长轨迹的因素分析方法，用于评估社交技能改进系统-评定量表 （SSIS-RS） 教师表格的纵向因素结构，样本为 1320 名一年级和二年级学生（51.6% 女性，54.8% 白人，20.6% 黑人，14.4% 西班牙裔）。尽管结果支持三个原始 SSIS-RS 因素（断言、同理心、自我控制），但有一些证据表明其他四个原始领域（合作、责任、参与、沟通）可以用这个年龄段的两个因素来解释。讨论了使用 SSIS-RS 的意义以及 MMOD 在发展研究中的效用。