ERIC Number: EJ823233
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jan
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Effects of a Social Skills Intervention Administered in Mixed Diagnostic Groups for Children with Peer Relationship Problems
Lefler, Elizabeth K.; Hartung, Cynthia M.; Scambler, Douglas J.; Page, Melanie C.; Sullivan, Maureen A.; Armendariz, Monica L.; Isenberg, Jill C.; Warner, Christina M.
NHSA Dialog, v12 n1 p18-32 Jan 2009
Research on social skills interventions has been mixed. This study evaluates a group-administered, manualized social skills intervention program. Twenty-three boys and 9 girls between the ages of 7 and 13 participated. Participants were included in the groups based on peer relationship difficulties rather than diagnostic status, resulting in a diagnostically heterogeneous sample. As a group, children who were symptomatic at pretest made statistically significant and, in some cases, clinically significant improvements on socially relevant constructs. The results provide modest support for this intervention. Implications for future research, clinical work, and younger children are discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Peer Relationship, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Friendship, Children, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Program Effectiveness, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Problem Solving, Parent Education, Mothers, Fathers, Aggression, Anxiety, Psychological Patterns, Pretests Posttests, Behavior Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Behavior Assessment System for Children; Social Skills Rating System
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