The purpose of this study is to construct nonverbal skill scale and social skill scale as subconcepts of interpersonal competence. Data were collected from university students (68 males and 174 females). From the factor analysis of nonverbal skill items, two factors were extracted: nonverbal expressionlessness and control, and nonverbal sensitivity. From the factor analysis of social skill items, three factors were extracted: maintenance of intimate relationships, initiation of new

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... , and selfassertiveness. Validity of these scales were confirmed by exsisting similar scales (affective communication test and self-monitoring) and some other variables (the number of siblings, the number of friends, lonliness and the change of lonliness, and exsistence of the boy/girl friend).