Emotional symptoms from kindergarten to middle childhood: associations with self- and other-oriented social skills
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Maureen Groeben Sonja Perren Stephanie Stadelmann Kai von Klitzing
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
The study investigated the interactive impact of different dimensions of social skills on children’s emotional symptoms. We differentiate between self-oriented social skills which focus on considering own goals and needs in social interactions (assertiveness, social participation) and other-oriented social skills which focus on considering other’s goals and needs (pro-social and cooperative behavior). 167 children participated in the study at the ages of 5, 6, and 9 years. A multi-informant approach (parents, teacher, and child) was employed to assess children’s psychopathology. Teachers rated children’s social skills. The study demonstrated the importance of deficits in self-oriented social skills for the development of emotional symptoms. Low levels of assertiveness predicted later emotional symptoms. In children with low levels of pro-social behavior, high assertiveness protected from emotional problems. In contrast, high levels of pro-social behavior emerged as a risk factor for later emotional symptoms, especially when is goes along with low levels of social participation.
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry (2011) 20:3–15 DOI 10.1007/s00787-010-0139-z Received: 18 February 2010 / Accepted: 21 September 2010 / Published online: 8 October 2010
