ESCALA DE HABILIDADES SOCIAIS NO CONTEXTO UNIVERSITÁRIO: PROCESSO DE ELABORAÇÃO E VALIDAÇÃO

Abstract

The objective of this work is to report the studies on the development and content validation of the Scale of Social Skills in the University Context (EHSU). The construction of the instrument was based on the main classes of social skills identified in the literature. In study 1, the set of items was submitted to the evaluation of five judges, psychology professionals with experience in construction and instruments and/or in the measured construct. The content validation level was applied, evaluating the levels of language clarity, practical relevance and theoretical conversion. Study 2 involved 82 university students who assessed language clarity and the evolution of the target population, in addition to checking the scale's semantics and spelling. Good results were achieved in both studies, which allows continuity in the validation research, aiming at greater scientific rigor of the aforementioned measurement instrument.