title: ASSESS: Adjustment Scales for Sociometric Evaluation of Secondary-School Students.
abstract: The Adjustment Scales for Sociometric Evaluation of Secondary-School Students (ASSESS) was designed to assess peer ratings of the behavior of male and female adolescents. Five scales were developed and cross-validated: Aggression-Disruptiveness, Withdrawal, Anxiety, Social Competence, and Academic Difficulty. Evidence of adequate internal consistency and test-retest reliability was presented. Evaluations by male and female classmates were highly correlated. Sex and age differences accounted for only a small proportion of the total variance.
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012963:Sociometric Techniques