The Social Skills Q-Sort (SSQ)

The Social Skills Q-Sort (SSQ) is an instrument quantifying a child’s comprehensive social skills profile using 100 descriptive cards. Observers sort the SSQ cards into 9 piles (from least characteristic in pile 1 to most characteristic in pile 9).

Content

Domains
Social skills
Grades
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Teacher,
Observer

Administration Information

Length
100 items
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Price

Free

Contact

Jill Locke jjlocke@uw.edu

Open Access
Yes

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References

Locke, J. J., Kasari, C., & Wood, J. J. (2014). Assessing social skills in early elementary-aged children with autism spectrum disorders: The Social Skills Q-Sort. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 32(1), 62-76. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282913485543 

Locke, J. J. (2010). Teachers' perceptions of social skills in relation to perceived relationships: An exploratory analysis of elementary-aged children with autism spectrum disorder. Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (850902939). Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/teachers-perceptions-social-skills-relation/docview/850902939/se-2

Psychometric Considerations

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