title: [Psychometric properties of a Multidimensional Scale of Social Expression to assess social skills in the Internet context].
abstract: The increase in the use of New Technologies in social relationships could be generating a new paradigm in social skills. Valid and reliable instruments to assess these changes are needed. The aim of this study is to analyze the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Social Expression (EMES) in the assessment of social skills on the Internet and Social Networks. A total of 413 college students from the province of Alicante participated on this study. The scale was applied according to two contexts: Real and Internet/Virtual. High internal consistency was shown. The 12-factor structure found for the Virtual Context scale is similar to that of the original study. The scale had shown to be a good predictor of hours of Internet use. In conclusion, EMES-C is useful for assessing real context and Internet context social skills.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Alicante, Spain. jcarballo@umh.es
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Carballo
authors.forename: Ma Virtudes
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Pérez-Jover
authors.forename: José P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Espada
authors.forename: Mireia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orgilés
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Piqueras
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012919:Social Behavior; D060756:Social Networking; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult