This study aimed to adapt the Sense of School Belonging Scale and Social Contact Scale that can be utilized in studies conducted with Syrian refugee children. The study data were collected from 182 Syrian refugee children for the Turkish versions and from 658 for the Arabic versions. 42% of the refugee children were females and 58% were males. The…

The Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation (SCBE), originally developed for assessing preschoolers, was adapted for the adolescents. The instrument taps social competence, externalizing and internalizing problems. In the adolescent SCBE, more than 65% of the items (54 items) remained practically the same as in the preschool version, 24 items…

This article reviews the Social Responsiveness Scale-Second Edition (SRS-2), a 65-item rating scale measuring deficits in social behavior associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as outlined by the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (4th ed., text rev.; "DSM-IV-TR"; American Psychiatric Association,…