Patients and Social Skills Groups: Do they Lack Social Skills?

1983 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Newton ◽  
Kathleen Kindness ◽  
Malcolm McFadyen
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Clinical Group ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Social Skills Groups ◽  
High Social Anxiety ◽  
Subject Panel

Twenty-eight young adult out-patients with social interaction difficulties were assessed in an attempt to measure the three variables of social performance, social anxiety and self-esteem. A non-clinical comparison group comprising 32 subjects from a university subject panel were assessed on the same measures. There were significant differences in the patient and non-clinical group on anxiety and esteem, however, some patients scored well within the range of the non-clinical group and had adequate social performance. The patient group was characterized by high social anxiety which was more often related to low self-esteem than adequacy of social performance. We concluded that interaction difficulties are multiply determined and social performance, social anxiety and self-esteem are potentially independent variables. The implications of this for therapy were discussed.

How Specific and General Self-Confidence Affect Assortment Decisions

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1687-1696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yawei Wang ◽  
Yaping Chang
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
High Social Anxiety

By investigating the influences of 2 types of self-confidence, we tested the assumption that people always prefer a large assortment over a small one when offered a choice of 2 sizes of assortment. Participants were 194 students who were randomly assigned to a high or low specific self-esteem condition, a high or low general self-esteem condition, and a public or private social influence condition group. The results of our experiment demonstrated that people with high specific self-confidence perceived options as distinctive, and preferred a large assortment. However, people with low general self-confidence felt high social anxiety, and preferred a large assortment only when social influence was salient. Under this condition, low general self-confidence also strengthened the effect of specific self-confidence on assortment preference. Implications of our findings are discussed.

Evaluation of social anxiety, self-esteem, life quality in adolescents with acne vulgaris

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilek Unal ◽  
Nazan Emiroğlu ◽  
Fatma Pelin Cengiz
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Clinical Severity ◽  
Psychiatric Disease ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
High Social Anxiety

Abstract Background: Acne vulgaris is a visible skin disease commonly seen in adolescence. As it affects the appearance, it is likely to bring stress to the adolescent’s life regarding sensitivity about their appearance. Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the social anxiety level, acne-specific life quality, and self-esteem among adolescents with acne vulgaris. In addition, we evaluated the relationship between these parameters, clinical severity, and sociodemographic data. Methods: One hundred and two adolescents with acne vulgaris, aged 12–17 years without any psychiatric or medical comorbidity were recruited. The control group consisted of 83 adolescents in the same age range, who had neither psychiatric disease nor acne. Sociodemographic form (SDF), Capa Social Phobia Scale for Children and Adolescents (CSPSCA), and Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES) were applied to both groups. Additionally, the severity of acne was determined with Global Acne Grading System (GAGS), and life quality of the patients was evaluated with Acne Quality of Life Scale (AQOL). Results: There was no significant difference in social anxiety levels and self-esteem between the study and control groups. Life quality impairment and high social anxiety levels, as well as low self-esteem, were found to be associated regardless of the clinical severity. Conclusion: Clinicians should be aware of the psychiatric comorbidities when treating adolescents with acne vulgaris. Especially, low self-esteem and life quality impairment should warn clinicians to predict high social anxiety levels in adolescent acne patients.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Video-Feedback with Cognitive Preparation in Improving Social Performance and Anxiety through Super Skills for Life Programme Implemented in a School Setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 2805
Author(s):  
Mireia Orgilés ◽  
Silvia Melero ◽  
Iván Fernández-Martínez ◽  
José Pedro Espada ◽  
Alexandra Morales
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Video Feedback ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Cognitive Preparation

Effectiveness of video-feedback with cognitive preparation to treat anxiety problems (especially social anxiety) has been scarcely explored on children. Super Skills for Life (SSL) is a CBT-based intervention to reduce anxiety and comorbid problems that, apart from social skills training and behavioural activation, integrates video-feedback with cognitive preparation. This study aimed to evaluate SSL effects, implemented in a school setting, on social performance and to test self-concept and social skills as potential mediators of pre- and post-test changes in social anxiety and generalized anxiety. Sample comprised 57 children aged 8–11 years with emotional symptoms. Children were video recorded in the first and last session to assess social performance. Anxiety and self-concept measures were completed by children pre-test and post-test. Participants reduced anxiety behaviours and improved social and communication skills after treatment. In general, girls showed better social performance than boys, but SSL impact was greater in males. Social self-concept was the only mediator of change in pre- to post-treatment social anxiety. This study provides evidence of SSL to improve children’s social performance and reduce anxiety through video-feedback with cognitive preparation. Improving social concept seems essential to reduce social anxiety. An SSL programme is an ideal prevention protocol for anxious children.

Patients and Social Skills Groups: Is Social Skills Training Enough?

1984 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Kindness ◽  
Annette Newton
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Cognitive Restructuring ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Anxiety Reduction ◽  
Group Approach ◽  
Social Skills Groups ◽  
Before And After

Eighteen young adult out-patients with social interaction difficulties were treated using a multifaceted group approach, which incorporated skills training, anxiety reduction and cognitive restructuring techniques. They were assessed before and after treatment, and at 2-year follow-up. A non-clinical comparison group was assessed using the same measures. The treatment group showed significant improvement on measures of social performance, social anxiety and self-esteem, which was maintained at 2-year follow-up. Individual results are reported, which show differing patterns of change. The implications of using anxiety reduction and cognitive restructuring techniques with social skills training are discussed.

scholarly journals Social Media and Social skills

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabhakararao Sampathirao
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
High Social Anxiety ◽  
Media Preference ◽  
Technological Communication ◽  
Internet And Social Media

Constant engagement of children with social media deprives them of face-face to face contacts and hence opportunities to practice social skills in real time situations. Technological Communication (internet and social media) preference strongly correlated with poor social skills and high social anxiety, while a greater restriction of technology in youth correlated with high social skills. One of the “benefits” advocated over and again by experts in various fields is that social media actually increases and supports the development of social skills. However, technological Communication (internet and social media) preference strongly correlated with poor social skills and high social anxiety, while a greater restriction of technology in youth correlated with high social skills in college. In this study the following five popular benefits from social media that were highlighted over and again, have been examined critically to show the reverse is true.

scholarly journals Effect of social anxiety on self-esteem of special need university students in the war-affected region

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
S. Mudasser Shah ◽  
Nadia Hameed ◽  
Fatima Afsar ◽  
Summiya Ahmad ◽  
Tauseef Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
University Students ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Male Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Social Anxiety

This study aimed to investigate the correlation between social anxiety and self-esteem among the special need university students from Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The sample size was comprised of 100 disable university students aged 18-30 years, out of which 50 were male and 50 were female. A correlational study was designed. The social anxiety levels of the recruited subjects were determined through Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale. The level of self-esteem was determined through the standard self-report mechanism by applying the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale. The data collected were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted through SPSS software, Version 23, for windows, by using means, percentages, Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient (r) and Independent sample t-test.  On average, the students with high social anxiety and low levels of self-esteem were found (r = -620), social anxiety of female students was high (M=78.14, SD=14.67) as compared to male students (M=59.34, SD=14.41). However, the self-esteem of female students (M=16.08, SD=1.77) was the same as compared with male students (M=16.38, SD= 1.86). There was a significant negative relationship found between social anxiety and self-esteem. The social anxiety of female disable university students was high, however, the male and female disable university students have the same self-esteem. Further studies are recommended on a large scale to explore certain other issues that are related to the given variables.

Social Anxiety and Relationship Formation During the College Transition: Self-Verification, Self-Image, and Victimization

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-148
Author(s):  
David P. Valentiner ◽  
John J. Skowronski ◽  
Nina S. Mounts ◽  
Jacob B. Holzman
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Transition To College ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Relationship Formation ◽  
Self Image ◽  
High Social Anxiety ◽  
Verification Model ◽  
Sociometric Ratings

This study tested a self-verification model of social anxiety in the context of relationship formation during the transition to college. Incoming college freshmen (N = 68) completed measures of social anxiety and social self-esteem at the beginning of college and 10 weeks later. Using sociometric ratings completed 10 weeks later, relational victimization appeared to be a unitary construct and not distinct from physical victimization. Participants with low social self-esteem at Time 1 were subsequently seen as victimized, reported disliking spending time at Time 2 with peers who reported liking them, and reported high social anxiety at Time 2 even in the absence of subsequent victimization. The implications of these results for understanding the role of self-verification processes in the maintenance of self-image and social anxiety are discussed.

scholarly journals The Role of Social Skills in Social Anxiety of University Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (58) ◽  
pp. 223-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Turini Bolsoni-Silva ◽  
Sonia Regina Loureiro
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Clinical Group ◽  
The Social ◽  
Assessment Questionnaire

Social anxiety is one of the most frequent mental health problems and there is no consensus regarding the relation between social skills and anxiety. This study aimed to compare the behavioral indicators of social skills presented by university students with social anxiety in relation to a non-clinical group, and to verify the predictive value of the social skills for social anxiety. Participants were 288 university students, 144 with Anxiety Disorder and 144 non-clinical. Social skills were assessed using the QHC-University (Social Skills, Behaviors and Context Assessment Questionnaire for University Students) and the IHS-Del-Prette instruments. Mental health indicators were assessed through screening and diagnostic instruments. Through univariate and multivariate analysis an association was found between social skills and anxiety, highlighting public speaking, potential, difficulties, and the total social skills score as predictors of social anxiety, which contributes to demonstrating the role the resources and difficulties play in this.

scholarly journals Predictors of loneliness in a sample of college men and women in Cyprus: The role of anxiety and social skills

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia Panayiotou ◽  
Maria Panteli ◽  
Marios Theodorou
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Skill Acquisition ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
College Men ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
College Sample

AimThis investigation examined the association between social anxiety and loneliness, and the role of associated characteristics specifically self-esteem, social skills and anxiety sensitivity, among young adults in Cyprus, and potential gender differences in the prediction of perceived loneliness.MethodQuestionnaires on loneliness, social skills, anxiety sensitivity and self-esteem were administered to a college sample in Cyprus.ResultsMediated regression supported full mediation by social skills and self-esteem, but not by anxiety sensitivity in the association between social anxiety and loneliness. For men, loneliness was mostly predicted by anxiety sensitivity, but among women by poor social skills and lower self-esteem. For neither gender were these effects moderated by social anxiety level.ConclusionSocial anxiety and loneliness are related but distinct constructs. Interventions focusing on social skill acquisition and practice, and anxiety tolerance for men may improve confidence and ultimately result in decreased loneliness among youth.

Liar, Liar: Internet Faking but Not Frequency of Use Affects Social Skills, Self-Esteem, Social Anxiety, and Aggression

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey P. Harman ◽  
Catherine E. Hansen ◽  
Margaret E. Cochran ◽  
Cynthia R. Lindsey
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Frequency Of Use
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