title: The relationship of social skills as measured by the MESSIER to rumination in persons with profound mental retardation.
abstract: Fifty-two persons with profound mental retardation; 26 people with rumination and 26 controls were studied. The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills for Individuals with sEvere Retardation (MESSIER) was administered to all subjects. Groups were compared across each of six subcategories; positive verbal, positive nonverbal, general positive, negative verbal, negative nonverbal, and general negative items. Controls scored significantly better on the general positive subscale than persons with rumination, although no differences in negative behaviors was noted across groups. Implications of these data are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University, Department of Psychology, Baton Rouge 70803, USA.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Matson
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Mayville
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Matson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012919:Social Behavior