THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE: Longitudinal Study of a Preventive School-Based Program

A two-year, intensive, elementary school-based primary prevention program aimed at the promotion of social competence was followed up six years later. Findings suggest beneficial effects for program recipients on indices of social adjustment and psychopathology when compared to controls, although ov...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of orthopsychiatry 1991-07, Vol.61 (3), p.409-417
Hauptverfasser:	Elias, Maurice J, Gara, Michael A, Schuyler, Thomas F, Branden-Muller, Leslie R, Sayette, Michael A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Affective Symptoms - prevention & control Affective Symptoms - psychology Biological and medical sciences Child Child Behavior Disorders - prevention & control Child Behavior Disorders - psychology Child Development Cohort Studies Competence Decision Making Educational Programs Educational psychology Elementary Schools Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Health Promotion High School Students Human Humans Intervention Longitudinal Studies Male Miscellaneous Personality Development Prevention Problem Solving Program Evaluation Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology School Counseling Sex Differences Social Adjustment Social Behavior Social Environment Social Skills Social Skills Training
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Zusammenfassung:	A two-year, intensive, elementary school-based primary prevention program aimed at the promotion of social competence was followed up six years later. Findings suggest beneficial effects for program recipients on indices of social adjustment and psychopathology when compared to controls, although overall strength of effects was not large and notable gender differences emerged.
ISSN:	0002-9432 1939-0025
DOI:	10.1037/h0079277