Matson J L, Carlisle C B, Bamburg J W
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803-5501, USA.
Res Dev Disabil. 1998 Nov-Dec;19(6):493-500. doi: 10.1016/s0891-4222(98)00020-1.
The convergent validity of the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills for Persons with Severe Retardation (MESSIER) was examined. We administered the MESSIER and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) to 892 individuals with severe and profound mental retardation residing in a residential state facility. The MESSIER subscales were compared to equivalent subdomains from the VABS that have been demonstrated through research to be both reliable and valid. Significant positive correlations were found between corresponding MESSIER subscales and VABS subdomains on social behaviors. The findings also indicated that this pattern of positive correlation remained constant when comparing both verbal and nonverbal social behaviors. The implications and clinical utility of the findings are discussed.
对重度智力障碍者社交技能的马特森评估量表（MESSIER）的收敛效度进行了检验。我们对居住在州立寄宿机构中的892名重度和极重度智力障碍者施测了MESSIER和文兰适应行为量表（VABS）。将MESSIER分量表与VABS中已通过研究证明可靠且有效的等效子领域进行了比较。在社交行为方面，MESSIER相应分量表与VABS子领域之间发现了显著的正相关。研究结果还表明，在比较言语和非言语社交行为时，这种正相关模式保持不变。讨论了研究结果的意义和临床应用。
