ABSTRACT
There is a lack of instruments to assess social skills in the interface with mental health of college students. This study intended to test the psychometric properties of validity and reliability of the Social Skills, Behaviors and Context Assessment Questionnaire for University Students (QHC - University Students). In a collective situation 609 university students from different courses were evaluated with the following instruments: QHC - College students, IHS-Del Prette, BDI, Mini-SPIN and SCID-IV. The psychometric properties were measured by statistical procedures, with satisfactory results concerning the internal consistency and construct validity and concurrent. Factor analysis isolated three factors for Part 1 (Communication and Affect, Coping, Public Speaking) and two factors for Part 2 (Potentialities and Difficulties), providing scores of problems and skills.
Keywords:
social skills; mental health; college students; measurement