Social Perspective Taking

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Social Perspective Taking (SPT) is measured through three sub-scales which are the SPT Propensity scale, the SPT Confidence scale, and the SPT Importance scale (24 items total). In the initial study, a performance task to assess social perspective taking ability and an interview to uncover motivations behind SPT were also administered. 

Content

Topics
Student Well-Being and Mental Health
Tags
Social and emotional learning
Grades
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
2 hours (including performance task & interview)
Administration
Paper
Timed
No

Access and Use

Contact

Hunter Gehlbach

gehlbach@jhu.edu

Link
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11393841
Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

Dugan, J. P., Bohle, C. W., Woelker, L. R., & Cooney, M. A. (2014). The role of social perspective-taking in developing students’ leadership capacities. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 51(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1515/jsarp-2014-0001

Gehlbach, H., Marietta, G., King, A. M., Karutz, C., Bailenson, J. N., & Dede, C. (2015). Many ways to walk a mile in another’s moccasins: Type of social perspective taking and its effect on negotiation outcomes. Computers in Human Behavior, 52, 523-532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.035

Gehlbach, H., Young, L. V., & Roan, L. K. (2012). Teaching social perspective taking: How educators might learn from the Army. Educational Psychology, 32(3), 295-309. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2011.652807

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References

Gehlbach, H., Brinkworth, M. E., & Wang, M.-T. (2012). The social perspective taking process: What motivates individuals to take another’s perspective? Teachers College Record, 114(1), 197-225. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11393841

National Comparison
No
Item Type
Open response
Likert