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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
Examined the differences in various facets of social competence in 2 groups of young children (ages 4-7 years)--a clinic-referred group of aggressive children (N = 60) diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder or conduct problems and a matched comparison group of typically developing children (N = 60). Four aspects of social competence were assessed: social information processing, actual observations of conflict management skills and social play interactions during peer interactions, positive social interactions with mothers and fathers at home, and teacher reports of social competence. The social information processing assessed included problem-solving skills (hypothetical skills as demonstrated on a social problem-solving test), self-perceptions (child's awareness of his or her own social self and feelings of loneliness), perceptions of others (attributions), and perceptions of others' attitudes toward oneself. To determine the construct validity of various means of assessing child social competence, we correlated children's social information processing measures with parent and teacher reports of social adjustment and with actual observations of interactions during peer play and at home with parents. Results comparing the 2 groups suggest that young children with conduct problems have deficits in their social information processing awareness or interpretation of social cues--they overestimate their own social competence and misattribute hostile intent to others. Tests of cognitive problem solving and observations of peer play interactions indicated that the children with conduct problems had significantly fewer positive problem-solving strategies and positive social skills, more negative conflict management strategies, and delayed play skills with peers than the comparison children. Correlation analyses indicated significant correlations between children's negative attributions and the ratio of positive to negative problem-solving strategies with observations of peer play interactions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0047-228X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Aggression, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Child Behavior Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Communication Barriers, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Conduct Disorder, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Interpersonal Relations, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Parent-Child Relations, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Peer Group, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Play and Playthings, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Problem Solving, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Social Desirability, pubmed-meshheading:10070605-Social Perception
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Social competence and conduct problems in young children: issues in assessment.
pubmed:affiliation
Parenting Clinic, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.