NDACAN Measure Details
Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children
Description:
Designed to obtain self-reported feelings of cognitive and physical competence and social acceptance from children aged 4 to 7 years. The 24-item instrument is made up of four a priori subscales comprised of six items each: Cognitive Competence, Physical Competence, Peer Acceptance, and Maternal Acceptance. Separate versions were developed for two age groupings: Preschool – Kindergarten (Form PK), and First – Second Grade. Because the scale is administered to young children, the items and response sets are pictorial. Factor analysis for both age groups has revealed that all items load on two major factors: General Competence and Social Acceptance (Harter & Pike, 1984). The four separate subscales were retained because the authors felt that they could provide useful information about individual children; e.g., for some children the items in maternal and peer acceptance may not cluster together.
Citations
Harter, S. & Pike, R. (1984). The pictorial scales of perceived competence and social acceptance for young children. Child Development. 55(6), 1969-1982. Retrieved from: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1129772Harter, S. & Pike, R. (1983). Procedure Manual to Accompany The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children. Denver, CO: University of Denver.
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