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Direct linkAbby 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
Platos, Mateusz; Wojaczek, Kinga; Laugeson, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
The study examined the efficacy of the Polish adaptation of the PEERS® curriculum for adolescents on the autism spectrum. Twenty-nine adolescents (aged 11-16) were randomized into a Treatment and a Waitlist Control Group. Due to COVID-19-related restrictions, the Treatment Group received part of the intervention online (in hybrid mode). Results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Program Effectiveness
You, Yushi; Zhang, Siyi; Zhang, Wanying; Mao, Yaqing – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Social and emotional learning (SEL) has gradually implemented in Chinese schools and is considered as an effective way to improve students' performance. This research aimed to study the influence of SEL on students' bullying behavior, and the role that social and emotional competence (SEC) and peer relationship play in SEL and students' bullying.…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Bullying, Foreign Countries, Student Behavior
Download full textKondo, Mitsuyo; Kato, Hideo – European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, 2023
This study explored the impact of the peer support programme on pupils at Japanese technical high school for over 6 years. A total of 268 pupils (an intervention group 112; a control group 114) were invited for the study and the pupils of the intervention group were given peer support training and they joined its supporting activities. All the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Influence, High School Students, Intervention
Inam Alghamdi – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In Saudi Arabia, the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is on the rise, and the government is committed to improving nationwide special education services through legislative measures aimed at enhancing the flexibility of inclusion for students with ASD within school settings. However, students with ASD often encounter social challenges, especially in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Barriers
Sturtz, Emily Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Social-emotional learning (SEL) programs are a popular tool used in schools to increase children's competencies across multiple domains, including emotion knowledge and social interaction. Children with appropriate social-emotional skills tend to experience more positive peer relationships, fewer problem behaviors, and improvements in school…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Peer Relationship, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness
Alwahbi, Abdullah A. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Joint action routine (JAR) was implemented to help a 10-year-old student with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) improve his social skills. The implementation of JAR involved incorporating several elements into group activities. These elements included establishing a meaningful theme for the activities, assigning simple and reciprocal roles to the…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Social Behavior, Intervention
Vincent, Lori B.; Asmus, Jennifer M.; Lyons, Gregory L.; Born, Tiffany; Leamon, Megan; DenBleyker, Emma; McIntire, Hannah – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Schools need effective, generalizable, and socially valid social skills interventions to better support the social inclusion and peer relationships of their students on the autism spectrum. We evaluated a Pivotal Response Treatment-based, naturalistic social skills intervention implemented daily by school personnel in reverse inclusion school…
Descriptors: Young Children, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
Prince, Julia; Tincani, Matt; Dowdy, Art – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2023
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience challenges with social interactions that manifest in specific social situations. These challenges may inhibit them from developing sustained friendships with school-age peers, resulting in their exclusion from group-based leisure activities. To aid this population in developing friendships,…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Interaction, Interpersonal Competence, Friendship
Corynne E. Primka – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Social skills training (SST) interventions are evidence-based approaches to building prosocial behavior. When used in schools, SSTs are commonly situated within Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) as Tier 2 interventions. Despite promising gains in social skills and social understanding from SST participation, criticism is noted that gains do…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Training, Evidence Based Practice, Prosocial Behavior
Dueñas, Ana D.; Wood, Christina; Maher, Courtney E.; Sanchula, Greeshma – Education and Treatment of Children, 2022
Successful social inclusion of children with autism in mainstream preschool settings requires ongoing social interactions with neurotypical (NT) peers. To meet the social needs of children with autism in these settings, NT peer training is needed. We evaluated the effects of video modeling, self-management, and reinforcement on social responses of…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Competence, Video Technology
Ho, Leslie C.; Bierman, Karen L.; Jacobson, Linda N.; Welsh, Janet A.; Hall, Cristin M.; Lee, David L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Small group social skills training (SST) is recommended to improve the social behavior and peer relations of rejected children, but child responses vary. This study explored variation in intervention experiences that emerged in a large study of a school-based SST program for peer-rejected children and associations with program outcomes. One…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Rejection (Psychology), Peer Relationship, Peer Acceptance
Petursdottir, Anna-Lind; Gudmundsdottir, Thorhalla – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
This study assessed the effects of portable video modeling on social interactions of four children with autism, three boys and one girl, 4- to 5-year-olds, in preschools in Iceland. Participants were shown 1-min videos on a small handheld device where a peer model initiated social interactions and played with two peers. A…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Modeling (Psychology), Preschool Children, Peer Influence
Katherine E. McLendon; Andrew T. Roach; Allison P. Wayne; Quynh D. Wellons – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2024
This qualitative study examined supports in inclusive postsecondary education programs (IPSE) that facilitate the development of academic-related behaviors, or academic enabling behaviors (AEB; i.e., interpersonal skills, academic engagement, motivation, and study skills). The researchers interviewed 10 IPSE staff using semi-structured interviews…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Behavior Modification, Student Behavior
Wright, Barry; Kingsley, Ellen; Cooper, Cindy; Biggs, Katie; Bursnall, Matthew; Wang, Han-I; Chater, Tim; Coates, Elizabeth; Teare, M. Dawn; McKendrick, Kirsty; Gomez de la Cuesta, Gina; Barr, Amy; Solaiman, Kiera; Packham, Anna; Marshall, David; Varley, Danielle; Nekooi, Roshanak; Parrott, Steve; Ali, Shehzad; Gilbody, Simon; Le Couteur, Ann – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Social learning through friendships is important in child development. Autistic children often initiate and engage in social interactions differently than neurotypical peers. LEGO® based therapy is a group intervention which facilitates social interactions with peers using collaborative LEGO® play. A 1:1 cluster randomised controlled trial with…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence, Social Isolation
