Social skills training intervention in popularization and application of children's behavioral problems at school / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of social skills training on behavior problems of children aged 6-13 years.Methods 168 children with behavior problems were selected as the sample,who received social skill training by health education teachers for 12 weeks.The Rutter Parent and Teacher Scale and PHCSS(Children' s self-concept Scale) were used to evaluate the effect before and after intervention.Results After intervention,the total scores,A and N scores of the Rutter Parent Scale decreased significantly((5.42±6.23) vs (0.62± 1.77),(1.68±2.63) vs (0.50±2.74),(2.04±4.27) vs (0.36±0.65),P＜0.05).The total scores,A and N scores of the Rutter Teacher Scale decreased significantly((4.35±4.11) vs (0.62± 1.77),(1.56±3.65) vs (0.21 ±0.44),(1.32±2.48) vs (0.36±0.65),P＜0.05).The total score and different factor scores of PHCSS increased significantly(P＜0.05).The clinical effectiveness of intervention group was better than control group.Conclusion Social skill training by teacher is acceptable and helpful to improve behavior problem,psychosocial competence and selfconcept for children with behavior problems.