Abstract
Two studies were conducted to examine the validity of role-play tests of social skills. Subjects in both studies were psychiatric patients. Experiment 1 examined the relationship between specific response components on the Behavioral Assertiveness Test-Revised (BAT-R) and mental health experts' ratings of overall response effectiveness and quality. Multiple regression analyses indicated that several of the response components, in combination, were highly predictive of experts' judgments. Regression patterns for positive nad negative assertion responses differed substantially. Experiment 2 examined the correspondence between responses on the BAT-R and two more natural situations: structured interviews and treatment groups. Component responses were highly correlated across BAT-R scenes. However, responses on the BAT-R were not related to responses in the other two situations. In contrast, responses in the other two situations were highly intercorrelated. Results were discussed in terms of two aspects of BAT-R procedure: validity of the specific measurements and external validity of the role-play strategy. The results were also related to previous social skills research.
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