Abstract
The aim of this paper was to validate the Interaction Rating Scale for Children (IRSC) as an evidence-based practical index of social skills. Twenty 5-6-year-old preschool students participated in our study. Participants were required to complete a 5-minute interaction session and were evaluated using the IRSC. A motion capture machine, based on an ecologically valid interaction within a candy-distribution setting, monitored participants' head movements. Results indicated a moderately high correlation between IRSC scores and head movements. When cooperation was high, the Pitch was higher (r = 0.548, p < .05) and the Yaw was lower (r = -0.685, p < .01). When self-control was high, the Pitch was lower (r = -0.576, p < .01).The IRSC is able to measure social competence with high validity. Thus, the IRSC is a helpful tool for understanding the development of peer relationships.
Highlights
Peer interactions provide opportunities for children to learn social skills from each other and understand rules for appropriate behaviours in different settings
Scores for all Interaction Rating Scale between Children (IRSC) subscales are derived from laboratory-based observations of the interactions of 4 children
Time profiles of the pitch and yaw head motions were estimated by multivariate autoregressive (MAR) models, and their Akaike’s noise contribution ratio (NCR) was calculated
Summary
Peer interactions provide opportunities for children to learn social skills from each other and understand rules for appropriate behaviours in different settings. The IRS contains 70 items for a behavioral score and 11 items for an impression score, grouped into 10 subscales (5 subscales focus on children’s social skills: Autonomy, Responsiveness, Empathy, Motor regulation, and Emotional regulation; another 5 items assess caregiver’s parenting skills: Respect for autonomy development, Respect for responsiveness development, Respect for empathy development, Respect for cognitive development, and Respect for social-emotional development). This measure is used to evaluate, in less than 5 minutes, an observation appropriate for the assessment of interactions between caregivers and children from birth to 8 years old. The purpose of this study was to clarify the validity and reliability of the Interaction Rating Scale between Children (IRSC: see Appendix 1) as an evidence-based practical index of social competence
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