Study of Persian version of Social-Emotional Assets and Resilience Scale's psychometric properties in normal and deaf preschool children

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Children with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, IranIsfahan, Iran

2 M.A. Student in Psychology and Education of Children with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of the present research was to study the psychometric properties of the Persian versionof social-emotional assets and resilience scale for normal and deaf preschool children in Isfahan City. This study was a descriptive research of survey type. The statistical population of the present research included 382 experts and mothers of normal and deaf preschool children of Isfahan City in 2018-2019 academic year. The sample included respectively 10, 310 and 62 experts and mothers of normal and deaf children who were selected randomly. Assessment tool included Social-Emotional Assets and Resilience Scale for preschool children (SEARS). Viewpoints of 10 experts were gathered to assess the questionnaire’s face and content validity. Lawshe method and Waltz & Bausell method were used to calculate content validity index. Construct validity was analyzed using factor analysis. The reliability of scale was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha.The scale was constructed in 5 subscales and 42 items with a set of 4 answer choices for each question. The face validity and content validity (CVI=0/83) was confirmed. Content validity index was 0/83, 0/89, 0/83, 0/81 and 0/84 for subscales of self-regulation, social competence, empathy, responsibility and emotional knowledge, respectively. The reliability using Cronbach’s alpha was 0/88 for the total score and 0/87, 0/86, 0/90, 0/84 and 0/85 for the subscales, respectively.The Social-Emotional Assets and Resilience Scale for normal and deaf preschool children has been shown to be a valid and reliable tool. Therefore, it is capable to be used in Iranian society and can be used for assessing emotional competency of normal and deaf preschool children.

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Empowering Exceptional Children
Volume 10, Issue 3
January 2020
Pages 109-124

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  • Receive Date: 14 May 2019
  • Revise Date: 07 October 2019
  • Accept Date: 10 January 2020

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