An examination of the convergent validity of the Matson evaluation of social skills for individuals with severe retardation (Messier) with sociometric ranking

By: LeBlanc Linda A.
Contributor(s): Bamburg, Jay W | Cherry, Katie E | Matson, Johnny L.
Series: British Journal of Developmental Disabilities no89 1999: 85-91.Publisher: 1999Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): ASSESSMENT | BEHAVIOURAL ASSESSMENT | INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (PIMD) | SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR | SOCIAL SKILLSSummary: The Matson Evaluation of social skills for persons with severe Retardation (MESSIER) was developed to assess social behaviour in persons with severe and profound learning difficulties to facilitate greater understanding of social behaviour and to assist with treatment of social skills deficits in this population (Matson 1995). Many instruments previously used for individuals with developmental disabilities focus on general adaptive functioning and provide little specific information about social behaviour. The MESSIER is a behavioural rating scale designed to assess social behaviour and provide specific targets for intervention. [AJ].
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The Matson Evaluation of social skills for persons with severe Retardation (MESSIER) was developed to assess social behaviour in persons with severe and profound learning difficulties to facilitate greater understanding of social behaviour and to assist with treatment of social skills deficits in this population (Matson 1995). Many instruments previously used for individuals with developmental disabilities focus on general adaptive functioning and provide little specific information about social behaviour. The MESSIER is a behavioural rating scale designed to assess social behaviour and provide specific targets for intervention. [AJ].

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