• Definition of Problem Solving
• A Social Problem-Solving Model
• The Automatic Process
• The Evaluation Process
• Brief Heuristic Illustration
• Conclusion

• Young Adults
• Adolescents
• Children
• Conclusion

• Phase I: Method: Sample, Procedure, Instruments, Analyses
• Phase I: Results
• Phase II: Intervention Development: POWER Modules
• Phase III: Method: Subjects, Procedure, Instrument, Analyses
• Phase III: Results: Discussion

• Group Administration
• Preparing Participants
• Informing Participants of Rights
• Following Directions
• Keeping Time
• Recording Significant Testing Information
• Collecting Test Materials Promptly
• Individual Test Administration
• Other Suggestions for Administration
• Scoring the SPSI-A
• Scoring Mechanics
• Computing SPSI-A Total, Scale, and Subscale Scores
• Determining Individual Scores
• Conclusions

• Internal Consistency
• Procedures
• Stability
• Conclusions

• Content Validity
• Criterion-Related Validity
• Concurrent Validity
• Construct Validity
• Convergent Validity
• Discriminant Validity
• Factor Analysis
• Conclusions

• Larger Referent Group Comparisons
• Conclusions

• Raw Scores
• Percentile Ranks
• Group Profiles
• Individual Score Interpretation
• Recommendations
• Case Study
• Interpreting Group Scores
• Interpreting Individual Scores
• Conclusions

• Method
• Subjects
• Procedures
• Measures
• Variable Selection
• Analyses
• Results
• Multiway ANOVA
• Discussion

• Overview
• Specific Chapter Summaries
• Recommendations

APPENDIX

1. The Social Problem-Solving Inventory for Adolescents (SPSI-A): Long Version (Excerpts)
2. The Social Problem-Solving Inventory for Adolescents (SPSI-A): Short Version (Excerpts)
3. Test Administrator Checklist
4. SPSI-A Group and Individual Interpretive Report
5. Sample SPSI-A Group and Individual Interpretive Report

Figure 1. Black and Frauenknecht’s Social Problem-Solving Model
Figure 2. General Problem Identification Flow Chart
Table 3.1 Phase I SPSI-A Total, Scale, and Subscale Means and Standard Deviations and t-Test Values for Differences Between Groups
Table 3.2 Correlation Coefficients for SPSI-A and Health Scores
Table 3.3 The POWER Problem-Solving Curriculum Module Titles and Curricular Objectives
Table 3.4 Phase III SPSI-A Total, Scale, and Subscale Results
Table 5.1 Equations for Computing Total, Scale, and Subscale Scores for the Long and Short Versions of the SPSI-A
Table 5.2 Organization of SPSI-A Negatively and Positively Stated Items into Scales and Subscales
Table 6.1 Cronbach Alpha Reliability Coefficients for the Different Versions of the SPSI-A
Table 6.2 Stability Analyses Using Matched-Paired t-Tests and Correlation Coefficients
Table 7.1 Correlation Coefficients for the SPSI-A and the Brief Symptoms Inventory
Table 7.2 SPSI-A Total, Scale, and Subscale Correlation Coefficients With the Personal Problem Checklist Total and Categories
Table 7.3 SPSI-A Total, Scale, and Subscale Correlation Coefficients with the Problem-Solving Inventory Total and Factors
Table 7.4 SPSI-A Inter-scale and Subscale Correlation Coefficients for Two Administrations of the First Revised Version (65 Items)
Table 7.5 SPSI-A Inter-scale and Subscale Correlation Coefficients for the Long and Short Versions
Table 7.6 SPSI-A Exploratory Factor Analysis
Table 8.1 Normative Group Characteristics for Long and Short Versions of the SPSI-A
Table 8.2 Normative Group Mean and Standard Deviations for SPSI-A Long and Short Versions
Table 8.3 Referent Group 4 Means and Standard Deviations by Gender and Grade Level
Table 8.4 Normative Group Inter-Quartile Ranks for SPSI-A Total Scores
Table 9.1 Sample List of Individual Code Numbers and SPSI-A Total, Scale, and Subscale Scores
Table 10.1 SPSI-A Total and Scale Means (M) and Standard Deviations (SD)
Table 10.2 Problem Orientation Scale (POS) Subscale Means and Standard Deviations (SD)
Table 10.3 Problem-Solving Skills Scale (PSSS) Subscale Means and Standard Deviations (SD)