The Social-Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales (SEARS) were developed at the University of Oregon and are sold by Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR). They measure responsibility, self regulation, social competence, and empathy, and contain both long and short forms for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. The forms are often used for progress monitoring and program evaluations. PAR sells the forms in English and Spanish, and they have also been translated into Chinese and Portuguese.
Content
Responsibility, Self-Regulation, Social Competence, and Empathy
Administration Information
Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR) Qualification Level B
Access and Use
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Psychometrics
Merrell, K. W., Felver-Gant, J. C., & Tom, K. M. (2011). Development and validation of a parent report measure for assessing social-emotional competencies of children and adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20(4), 529-540. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-010-9425-0
Merrell, K. W., Cohn, B. P., & Tom, K. M. (2011). Development and validation of a teacher report measure for assessing social-emotional strengths of children and adolescents. School Psychology Review, 40(2), 226-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/02796015.2011.12087714
Nese, R. N., Doerner, E., Romer, N., Kaye, N. C., Merrell, K. W., & Tom, K. M. (2012). Social Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales: Development of a strength-based short-form behavior rating scale system. Journal for Educational Research Online, 4(1), 124-139. https://www.pedocs.de/volltexte/2013/7054/pdf/JERO_2012_1_Nese_et_al_So…
Romer, N., & Merrell, K. W. (2013). Temporal stability of strength-based assessments: Test–retest reliability of student and teacher reports. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 38(3), 185-191. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534508412444955
YUE, Y.-Y. (2019). Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Version of the Teacher Form of Social Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales for Children. DEStech Transactions on Economics, Business and Management, (ICAEM). https://doi.org/10.12783/dtem/icaem2019/31118