Social Skills and Behavioral Problems Inventory for Preschool Children

It is a standardized test that is advantaged with a high degree of validity and reliability. It consists of two parts; one part related to social skills and the other part is related to behavioral problems and psychological disorders. The part related to social skills measures communication, collaboration, asking for help and getting needs in appropriate ways. Such skills enable the child to form friendships, develop healthy relationships and protect himself/ herself, and make him / her able to interact with society in a harmonious way. This part also measures behavioral traits that are important in following adult instruction, cooperation and contribution with peers, and showing appropriate self-control as well as the important features of social independence within the peer group. The part related to behavioral problems measures internal and external patterns of problems as well as describes specific features for each of these areas. Behavioral problems scale e includes common behavioral problems in the sample of pre-school and early childhood children. It also includes some common mental disorders that children suffer from such as separation anxiety, social anxiety, compulsive disorder, general anxiety, panic disorder, depression, and selective mutism.