Fatemeh Imamgholivand; Parvin Kadivar; Hasan Pasha Sharifi
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Abstract: Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess psychometric indicators of students' Social- Emotional Competence Questionnaire (SECQ). Method: The sample size of this study was 518 high school female students selected by random sampling method from public secondary schools in Tehran and ...
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Abstract: Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess psychometric indicators of students' Social- Emotional Competence Questionnaire (SECQ). Method: The sample size of this study was 518 high school female students selected by random sampling method from public secondary schools in Tehran and responded to the questionnaire. Findings: The results of exploratory factor analysis by main components method, in addition to general emotional-social competence, have 5 factors (self-awareness, social consciousness, self-management, relationship management and responsible decision-making) for the students' emotional-social competence questionnaire (SECQ), approved. To verify the reliability of the questionnaire, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient and the method of re-examination were used and a confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine its validity. The results showed that the questionnaire had acceptable internal consistency, and the Cronbach's alpha coefficients were below 0/77 to 0/80 in the sub-scales. The reliability of the questionnaire was obtained through a 0/86 test which was significant at the level of p
