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DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF LIFE SKILLS SCALE AN INDIGENOUS APPROACH

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-I).18      10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-I).18      Published : Mar 1

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Life Skills Scale: An Indigenous Approach

Abstract

    The word adolescence is used interchangeably with young people. This current research aims to formulate and evaluate an indigenous scale to assess life skills in adolescents. The scale was standardized in multiple phases including the search for relevant constructs and item generation, initial data collection and empirical analysis. Forty-six items were finalized through a committee approach for initial data collection. A sample of the current research was taken from the Peshawar division. Principal Component Analysis with varimax rotation was run. KMO and Bartlet Test of Sphericity were found significant (χ2 = 15060, p < .001). 38 items and six different sub-domains were identified. The Social and Emotional Competence Questionnaire (SEC-Q) and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale confirmed this new scale. (DASS). Validation was verified. Exploratory factor analysis checked factor loadings. Life Skills tool, an adolescent tool, is reliable.

    Life Skills, Decision Making, Creative & Critical Thinking, Self-awareness, Interpersonal, Coping

    (1) Abdur Rahman
    PhD Scholar, Department of Psychology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Asghar Ali Shah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Abdus Salam
    PhD Scholar, Department of Psychology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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    APA : Rahman, A., Shah, A. A., & Salam, A. (2023). Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Life Skills Scale: An Indigenous Approach. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII(I), 193-203. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-I).18

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    CHICAGO : Rahman, Abdur, Asghar Ali Shah, and Abdus Salam. 2023. "Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Life Skills Scale: An Indigenous Approach." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (I): 193-203 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-I).18

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    HARVARD : RAHMAN, A., SHAH, A. A. & SALAM, A. 2023. Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Life Skills Scale: An Indigenous Approach. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII, 193-203.

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    MHRA : Rahman, Abdur, Asghar Ali Shah, and Abdus Salam. 2023. "Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Life Skills Scale: An Indigenous Approach." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII: 193-203

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    OXFORD : Rahman, Abdur, Shah, Asghar Ali, and Salam, Abdus (2023), "Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Life Skills Scale: An Indigenous Approach", Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (I), 193-203

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    TURABIAN : Rahman, Abdur, Asghar Ali Shah, and Abdus Salam. "Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Life Skills Scale: An Indigenous Approach." Global Social Sciences Review VIII, no. I (2023): 193-203. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-I).18