Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop the instrument to identify the withdrawn adolescents without peets(Oiettolie) and examine its reliability and validity. In Study 1, based on the literature, clinical observations, and the related inventories, a pool of preliminary items were sampled and 34 items were initially selected through the examination of content validity. Then Oiettolie Inventory(OI) with 16 items was constructed using a series of factor analyses. Factor analyses revealed that it had three factors: 'Isolation from peers and loneliness', 'Social competence', 'Absence of interactions with peers'. Study 2 examine the reliability and validity of OI. The OI was reliable in terms of item-total correlations and internal consistency. The OI was significantly correlated with the 6 elemencs of friendship and social skills. Adolescents were classified into sociometric status groups(Oiettolie group; popular group; average group) on the basis of nomination scores, and the OI scores of Oiettolie group were significantly higher than the OI scores of popular and average group. In conclusion, the OI appears to be a highly reliable and valid measure to identify the withdrawn adolescents without peers(Oiettolie). Finally, the implications and limitations of this study were discussed.