The peer preference test as a measure of reward value: Item analysis, cross-validation, concurrent validation, and replication
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
- Vol. 6 (2) , 175-188
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00919123
Abstract
Thirty-six preschoolers were administered and retested on a 15-item Peer Preference Test designed to measure the reward value of peers for each child. Test-retest reliability was .88, and after item analyses, 12 items were maintained in the test. The revised test was then administered to 29 other preschoolers. Test-retest reliability was. 77, and item analyses indicated that each item made a significant contribution to the overall test. Concurrent validation of the test was demonstrated using both a picture sociometric and a behavioral measure. In addition, the Evers-Pasquale and Sherman (1975) study was replicated, using 10 preschool social isolates.Keywords
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