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Date of Award
2008
Document Type
Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Scott Jensen
First Committee Member
Carolynn Kohn
Second Committee Member
Kenneth Beauchamp
Abstract
The development of social skills in children is of primary importance in predicting a child's healthy development. Social competence in early childhood significantly predicts future academic achievement, health related outcomes, and self-efficacy in social situations in later life. Parent training has been shown to both reduce negative parenting styles and produce improvements in children's pro-social behavior. The current study compared the effects of social skills training in combination with parent training to determine the additive effects of a Social Skills Training (SST) program. Participants consisted of 27 families with children (ages 2½ to 6) randomly assigned to either a 5- ( n = 13) or a 10-week ( n = 14) intervention/control group. Parent reports yielded no significant treatment effects for either treatment condition, however observational measure showed a significant decrease in antisocial behaviors within the 10-week treatment group. Results also showed that addition of the SST program significantly reduced attrition. Implications and limitations are discussed.
Pages
82
ISBN
9781109125054
Recommended Citation
Grimes, Lisa. (2008). Social skills training in conjunction with parent training: The effects. University of the Pacific, Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2660
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