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Effect of Social Skills Therapy on Delinquent Behavior Manifestation Tendency among Upper Basic Education Children in Calabar, Nigeria. Sage Research Methods: Data and Research Literacy
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Evelyn Ijeoma Orji; Carol Bichene Ebuta – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2025
This case study was based on original research aimed at finding out the effects of social skills therapy on manifestations of delinquency among Upper Basic Education Children in Calabar, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pretest posttest, nonrandomized design. The intervention, which had 16 sessions, lasted for 8 weeks. This period…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development, Skill Development
An Investigation of the Effects of a Computer-Based Intervention on the Social Skills of Children with Autism
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Cipolla, Dayna Summer – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suffer from numerous social and communicative deficits that create difficulties when interacting with their peers, adults, and their social community. An increased prevalence of problem behaviors has also been found in children with ASD, and it is likely that such problem behaviors interfere with the…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Children, Behavior Problems
Nonassertive Mothers, Aggressive Teens: Toughlove as a Community Intervention.
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Klug, Wayne – 2000
A process study was conducted in two phases to measure the effects of whether a mother's participation in a Toughlove program improved her child's behavior. During phase 1, small-group Toughlove meetings were used for observation and then were tape-recorded and transcribed. Transcriptions were coded to identify instances of social support;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Assertiveness, Behavior Modification
Social and Behavioral Correlates of Preschoolers with Specific Language Impairment
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McCabe, Paul C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
The relationship between specific subtypes of speech language impairment (SLI) and concomitant social competence and behavioral adjustment was investigated. Teachers and parents completed behavior ratings of SLI preschoolers enrolled in a language-based intervention program and preschoolers without language impairment, including the Parent-Child…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Rating Scales
Comparison and Item Analysis of the MESSY for Autistic and Normal Children.
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Matson, Johnny L.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
Social skills and levels of inappropriate assertiveness/impulsiveness were assessed using the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters, with 17 autistic children (ages 2-21) and 17 matched nonautistic children. Significant differences in both appropriate and inappropriate social behaviors were found. Results suggest the importance of…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Autism, Basic Skills, Behavior Patterns
Children with Learning Disabilities: Interpersonal Skills and Social Competence.
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La Greca, Annette M. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1987
Research on the peer relationship problems of learning disabled (LD) children is summarized, highlighting methodological shortcomings and drawing implications for social intervention. Noted are tendencies of LD children to be frequently off task, to have more negative interactions with teachers and peers, and to be conversationally less assertive.…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Attention Span, Behavior Problems, Communication Problems