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。导数测量模型 （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）。尽管结果支持最初的 SSIS-RS 因素中的三个 （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。