The Psychosocial Strengths Inventory for Children and Adolescents: A Preliminary Evaluation

Abstract The Psychosocial Strengths Inventory for Children and Adolescents (PSICA) was created to address the need for a valid and practical measure of children’s psychosocial strengths that is feasible for use in psychological assessment and treatment. We evaluated the PSICA’s reliability and validity in a sample of 49 families. Parents completed measures of child psychosocial competence and behavior problems. The PSICA demonstrated good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and negative associations with child behavior problems. The PSICA is a promising measure for the assessment of child competence and outcomes of parenting interventions.