La escala Matson para la Evaluación de Habilidades Sociales con Jóvenes, evalúahabilidades sociales específicas implicadas en comportamientos adaptativosy comportamientos no adaptativos. El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar laspropiedades psicométricas del instrumento a partir del informe de docentes, enparticular la estructura factorial y la consistencia interna. Participaron 26 docentesquienes evaluaron a niños cordobeses (n = 311) de 7 a 13 años (X = 9.16,DE = 1.48), de ambos sexos (52.7% niños). Los docentes participaron de maneravoluntaria y completaron la escala del 60 al 80% de los niños de su aula autorizadospor los padres a participar. Se realizaron estudios exploratorios y luegose examinó la estructura factorial, obteniéndose tres dimensiones: Agresividad/Conducta Antisocial, Habilidades Sociales Apropiadas y Sobreconfianza/Celos/Soberbia. La escala total y cada una de las dimensiones mostraron índices adecuadosde consistencia interna. Además, las diferencias entre niñas y niños enlas diversas dimensiones aportan evidencia de la validez de la escala.The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters assesses specific social skills involved in adaptive behaviors, as well as non-adaptive behaviors. The objective of this study is to test the psychometric properties of the scale from teacher report, particularly the factor structure and the internal consistency. Participants were 26 teachers who tested 311 children of 7 to 13 years old (X= 9.16, SD=1.48)of both sexes (52.7% males). Teachers participated voluntarily and completed the scale regarding to 60-80% of children whose parents send the signed informed consent. We conducted exploratory studies and then we studied the factor structure, we obtained three dimensions: Aggressiveness/Antisocial Behavior, Appropriate Social Skills and Overconfidence/Jealousy/Pride. The total scale and each of the dimensions showed adequate internal consistency indices. Furthermore, differences between men and women in the various dimensions provide evidence for the validity of the scale
