Assessment, Statistics, and Research

  Assessment name: Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Skills Inventory (BESSI) Scale overview: The Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Skills Inventory (BESSI) helps identify five groups of skills associated with health, happiness and success.   Response Type: Items are rated on a scale of agreement from Scales: As of the date of this writing, the researchers identified five skill categories also called domains. There are 32 skills called facets linked to domains. 1.     Self-management skills , used to pursue goals and complete tasks 2.     Social engagement skills , used to actively communicate with other people 3.     Cooperation skills , used to make and keep positive social relationships 4.     Emotional resilience skills , used to regulate emotions and moods 5.     Innovation skills , used to learn from new ideas and experiences There are also compound skills that combine skills from multiple domains. There are several versions of the BESSI, which yield var