Social problem solving and social skills training

1984 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Kagan
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Social Problem Solving

Examining the Permanence of the Effect of a Social Skills Training Program for the Acquisition of Social Problem-Solving Skills

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 1419-1427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esra Dereli
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Preschool Period ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this study was to investigate the permanence of the effect of a social skills training program for children in increasing skills relating to solving social problems and understanding others' feelings during the preschool period (children aged 6 years). A total of 55 children took part in the research (35 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group). A social skills training program was taught to the children in the experimental group for 2 hours a week over 22 weeks and it was found that it significantly affected their social problem-solving skills and understanding of others' feelings. Results of posttest scores of the children and their scores after 1 year indicated that the Social Skills Training Program for Children maintains its effects.

Evaluation of the Sheidow Park social problem solving program for primary school children: a field study

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-72
Author(s):  
Jordana K. Bayer ◽  
Rosalyn Shute ◽  
Colin MacMullin
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Primary School Children

Research has demonstrated links between children's poor peer relations and various forms of child and adult psychosocial maladjustment. Social skills training programs have been developed to increase children's social competence and reduce the risk for later problems. The Sheidow Park Social Problem Solving Program is a curriculum based cognitive social skills training program, designed for Australian primary school children. The present research evaluated the effects of this program on a variety of dimensions of children's social competence. Subjects were Reception/Year 1 children in two classes of a South Australian suburban primary school. The teacher of one class implemented the social skills program, while the other class experienced no formal social skills intervention. The results indicated that the various measures of social competence employed were relatively independent of one another, supporting the need for a comprehensive range of measures in social skills training research. The Sheidow Park program demonstrated a significant effect on children's sense of social self-competence and the degree to which they perceived a variety of challenging social situations as difficult to deal with. However, the program had no effect on teacher and peer ratings of children's social competence or on children's satisfaction with their wider social network. The findings are explained within the context of attribution and cognitive dissonance theories, and the strengths and limitations of both the Sheidow Park program and the present research are discussed. Suggestions for future research and modifications to the program are made.

Social Problem-Solving Skills Training for Adults With Mild Intellectual Disability: A Multiple Case Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Anderson ◽  
Nikolaos Kazantzis
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Mild Intellectual Disability ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Multiple Case

AbstractSocial problem-solving training has been successful in improving maladaptive behaviour and problem-solving skills for individuals with intellectual disability. However, in contrast to individuals without intellectual disability there has been only one study that has examined whether social problem-solving training can improve psychological distress in individuals with intellectual disability and a psychiatric diagnosis. Three participants from a vocational community centre with mild intellectual disability, comorbid mental illness, and challenging behaviour, participated in 15 individually delivered sessions of social problem-solving training. Social problem-solving skill, behaviour, and psychological distress measures were used to assess outcome. All three participants showed improvement in social problem-solving skills, and two participants showed improvement in depression. Improvement was maintained at 4-week follow-up. The results provide preliminary evidence that social problem-solving training could be an effective intervention tool for the treatment of psychological distress in individuals with mild intellectual disability.

scholarly journals Cognitive, Emotive, and Cognitive-Behavioral Correlates of Suicidal Ideation among Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 366-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Y.C.L. Kwok ◽  
Daniel T. L. Shek
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Standard Regression

Utilizing Daniel Goleman's theory of emotional competence, Beck's cognitive theory, and Rudd's cognitive-behavioral theory of suicidality, the relationships between hopelessness (cognitive component), social problem solving (cognitive-behavioral component), emotional competence (emotive component), and adolescent suicidal ideation were examined. Based on the responses of 5,557 Secondary 1 to Secondary 4 students from 42 secondary schools in Hong Kong, results showed that suicidal ideation was positively related to adolescent hopelessness, but negatively related to emotional competence and social problem solving. While standard regression analyses showed that all the above variables were significant predictors of suicidal ideation, hierarchical regression analyses showed that hopelessness was the most important predictor of suicidal ideation, followed by social problem solving and emotional competence. Further regression analyses found that all four subscales of emotional competence, i.e., empathy, social skills, self-management of emotions, and utilization of emotions, were important predictors of male adolescent suicidal ideation. However, the subscale of social skills was not a significant predictor of female adolescent suicidal ideation. Standard regression analysis also revealed that all three subscales of social problem solving, i.e., negative problem orientation, rational problem solving, and impulsiveness/carelessness style, were important predictors of suicidal ideation. Theoretical and practice implications of the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Impact of social problem-solving training on critical thinking and decision making of nursing students

BMC Nursing ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soleiman Ahmady ◽  
Sara Shahbazi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
T Test ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Background The complex health system and challenging patient care environment require experienced nurses, especially those with high cognitive skills such as problem-solving, decision- making and critical thinking. Therefore, this study investigated the impact of social problem-solving training on nursing students’ critical thinking and decision-making. Methods This study was quasi-experimental research and pre-test and post-test design and performed on 40 undergraduate/four-year students of nursing in Borujen Nursing School/Iran that was randomly divided into 2 groups; experimental (n = 20) and control (n = 20). Then, a social problem-solving course was held for the experimental group. A demographic questionnaire, social problem-solving inventory-revised, California critical thinking test, and decision-making questionnaire was used to collect the information. The reliability and validity of all of them were confirmed. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software and independent sampled T-test, paired T-test, square chi, and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results The finding indicated that the social problem-solving course positively affected the student’ social problem-solving and decision-making and critical thinking skills after the instructional course in the experimental group (P < 0.05), but this result was not observed in the control group (P > 0.05). Conclusions The results showed that structured social problem-solving training could improve cognitive problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills. Considering this result, nursing education should be presented using new strategies and creative and different ways from traditional education methods. Cognitive skills training should be integrated in the nursing curriculum. Therefore, training cognitive skills such as problem- solving to nursing students is recommended.

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