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Emotional and social intelligence

Social Skills Inventory.

SSI

What it measures
Basic social/communication skills on two channels (emotional/nonverbal and social/verbal) x three functions (Sending/Expressivity, Receiving/Sensitivity, Controlling/Control) - 6 scales
Length and format
90 (original); SSI Brief = 30. 5-pt scale (not at all like me - exactly like me) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Several languages (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese, Italian research adaptations); used internationally in social-competence and EI research
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Riggio, R. E. (1986). Assessment of basic social skills. JPSP, 51(3), 649-660. https://www.mindgarden.com/144-social-skills-inventory

https://www.mindgarden.com/144-social-skills-inventory

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