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Direct linkXiaoyi Li; Yongbin Hu; Xianmin Yang; Xinyu Bi; Jinying Zhang; Pengrui Tao – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Virtual reality (VR) has become a promising tool for enhancing social skills in special education, K-12 education, and post-secondary education. However, there is a lack of comprehensive meta-analyses examining the effectiveness of VR social skills training and the factors that moderate its efficacy. In this study, a meta-analysis approach was…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Interpersonal Competence, Instructional Effectiveness, Technology Uses in Education
Christopher A. Stockus; Ethan Zell – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2025
Research on the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) indicates that students evaluate themselves more favorably when they have high rank in low rank schools than low rank in high rank schools. Nonetheless, it remains unclear how the detrimental effects of being a little fish in a big pond might be reduced. To address this gap, we conducted two…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy
Meredith A. Nelson; Rebecca C. Shaffer; Lauren M. Schmitt; Marika C. Coffman; Paul S. Horn; Debra L. Reisinger; Craig A. Erickson – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: The construct Quality of Life (QoL) involves a range of factors related to one's well-being. Individuals on the autism spectrum have been previously reported to have lower QoL. The purpose of the present study is to examine QoL in autistic individuals and their families and to evaluate associations between QoL and measures of functioning…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Youth, Interpersonal Competence
Sophia R. D'Agostino; Kyle M. Frost – Journal of Early Intervention, 2025
Preschool classrooms serve children of varying abilities, including those who may benefit from social communication intervention. Research supports the use of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBI) to effectively increase the social communication skills of young children. Yet, little is known about preschool teachers'…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Intervention, Communication Skills
Tracy J. Raulston; Ciara L. Ousley; Christina Gilhuber – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Children on the autism spectrum experience difficulties with social interactions, often resulting in lower quality of friendships. As such, children with autism often benefit from support with social skills, which are usually delivered in school settings. Social skills are not limited to school settings. Playdates are defined as prearranged…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Play
Karolina Wieczorek; Megan DeGroot; Heather Ganshorn; Susan A. Graham – Child Development, 2025
Research examining relations between language skills and social competence has yielded mixed findings. Three meta-analyses investigated links between language skills (overall, receptive, and expressive) and social competence in 2- to 12-year-old children. Data from 130 studies representing 62,120 children (M age at language assessment = 4.70…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Children, Receptive Language
Motofumi Sumiya; Atsushi Senju – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Previous studies have reported that people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have higher levels of loneliness than neurotypical (NTP) people, most likely because of their difficulties in social communication with their predominantly NTP peers. However, direct investigations on the causal influence of friendship on their feelings of loneliness is…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents, Psychological Patterns, Friendship
Abby L. Taylor; Mary Louise Hemmeter; Jennifer Ledford; Kristen L. Granger; Anna C. Hoepfner; Sarah J. Basler – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2025
Promoting positive relationships with peers is an important support for children who exhibit social withdrawal. Children who show extreme shyness or are identified as self-isolating are at risk for developing internalizing conditions, which can also lead to poor social and academic outcomes. These children may benefit from targeted support to…
Descriptors: Shyness, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Peer Relationship
Yan Li; Zhiwei Liu – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Social anxiety is a prevalent issue among college students, often leading to poor academic and psychosocial adjustment. Expressive writing has shown promise as a brief, cost-effective intervention for improving mental and physical health. This study investigated the effects of a 15-min expressive writing session on the social performance of mildly…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Writing (Composition), Interpersonal Competence, Anxiety
Xin Jiang – SAGE Open, 2025
Participation in group music activities can promote the development of social-emotional competencies (SEC) while decreasing burnout. This study aimed to assess the influence of group singing activities on Chinese college students' SEC and academic burnout. A cross-sectional comparative research design was employed to investigate the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Singing, Group Activities, Social Emotional Learning
Sophie Carruthers; Tony Charman; Kathy Leadbitter; Ceri Ellis; Lauren Taylor; Heather Moore; Carol Taylor; Kirsty James; Matea Balabanovska; Sophie Langhorne; Catherine Aldred; Vicky Slonims; Vicki Grahame; Patricia Howlin; Helen McConachie; Jeremy Parr; Richard Emsley; Ann Le Couteur; Jonathan Green; Andrew Pickles; PACT-G Trial Group – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
We investigated autistic children's generalisation of social communication over time across three settings during a play-based assessment with different adults and explore the potential moderating effects on generalisation of age, nonverbal IQ and level of restricted and repetitive behaviours. The social communication abilities of 248 autistic…
Descriptors: Generalization, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Communication Skills
Edward A. English – Writing Center Journal, 2025
This article explores hospitality as a theoretical framework for valuing emotional engagement and rhetorical listening in writing center consultations, challenging traditional views that prioritize rationality and detachment. Anchored in a university writing center, the study investigates how writing tutors engage with writers, adopting…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Tutors, Interpersonal Relationship
Natalie H. Stagnone; John C. Thorne; Julia T. Mattson; Sara T. Kover – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
Executive function is an area of challenge for both children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parent ratings of everyday executive function relate to a range of outcomes, including social functioning in ASD. Comparisons between FASD and ASD have revealed both overlapping and distinct…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Annie S. Mills; Teresa Sellitto; Dallas D. Sorken; Katie Saunders; Lauren Bishop; Jan Willem Gorter; Jonathan A. Weiss – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: There has been a shift in recent decades towards studying the strengths of people with intellectual disability to promote wellbeing. This study developed a conceptualisation of "thriving" specific to adolescents with intellectual disability. Method: A photo-elicitation qualitative design was used. Participants were 12…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Intellectual Disability, Well Being, Life Satisfaction
Download full textChytra Mahanani; Edy Supriyadi; Thomas Sukardi; Sri Listiani; Urip Wahyuningsih – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2025
Haute couture-making techniques are critical competencies to be mastered by fashion engineering education (CEE) graduates. However, until now, many graduates have been unable to master these techniques optimally. Various studies and field phenomena confirm that they are unprepared for supporting knowledge (SK), socio-cultural, and psychological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Clothing Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Career Readiness
