GUIDE TO EMPIRICALLY BASED MEASURES OF SOCIAL SKILLS

By EMMA GONZALEZ

CONTENTS PART I CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS CHAPTER DEFINING COMPETENCE AND IDENTIFYING TARGET SKILLS DOUGLAS W NANGLE, RACHEL L GROVER, LAUREN J HOLLEB, MICHAEL CASSANO, AND JESSICA FALES DE?NING COMPETENCE AND IDENTIFYING TARGET SKILLS GLOBAL DE?NITIONS OF COMPETENCE MODELS OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: SKILLS TARGETED IN INTERVENTIONS SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES CHAPTER SOCIAL-COGNITIVE MODELS AND SKILLS CYNTHIA A ERDLEY, MICHELLE S RIVERA, ELIZABETH J SHEPHERD, AND LAUREN J HOLLEB SOCIAL-COGNITIVE MODELS AND SKILLS THEORETICAL MODELS OF SOCIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING ASSESSMENT OF ATTRIBUTIONS OF INTENT ASSESSMENT OF ATTRIBUTIONS FOR SOCIAL SUCCESS AND FAILURE ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL GOALS ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL STRATEGIES ASSESSMENT OF SELF-EF?CACY PERCEPTIONS ASSESSMENT OF OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS ASSESSMENT OF LEGITIMACY OF AGGRESSION BELIEFS CONCLUDING COMMENTS A CONCEPTUAL BASIS IN SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY DOUGLAS W NANGLE, CYNTHIA A ERDLEY, MOLLY ADRIAN, AND JESSICA FALES A CONCEPTUAL BASIS IN SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY HISTORICAL OVERVIEW CORE CONCEPTS AND SOCIAL SKILL IMPLICATIONS BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SLT INTERVENTIONS PART II APPLIED ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER SOCIAL SKILLS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL, DAVID J HANSEN, AND DOUGLAS W NANGLE SOCIAL SKILLS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT IMPACT ON NORMATIVE FUNCTIONING AND WELL-BEING RELATIONSHIP OF SOCIAL SKILLS AND CLINICAL DISORDERS SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION ASSESSING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS CYNTHIA A ERDLEY, DOUGLAS W NANGLE, ALANA M BURNS, LAUREN J HOLLEB, AND AMY J KAYE ASSESSING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS VARIOUS INFORMANTS FOR ASSESSING SOCIAL SKILLS: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TECHNIQUES USED TO ASSESS SOCIAL COMPETENCE SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS ASSESSING ADULTS PETER J NORTON, AMIE E GRILLS-TAQUECHEL, AND MONA RAOUF ASSESSING ADULTS CLINICAL INTERVIEW SELF-REPORT QUESTIONNAIRES BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION CONCLUSIONS SOCIAL SKILLS INTERVENTIONS ASHLEY J SMITH, JUDITH A JORDAN, MARY FRAN FLOOD, AND DAVID J HANSEN SOCIAL SKILLS INTERVENTIONS OVERVIEW OF INTERVENTIONS GENERALIZATION SOCIAL VALIDITY DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS CONCLUSION PART III SPECIAL TOPICS AND POPULATIONS CHAPTER DEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS RELATED TO THE ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS KAREN L BIERMAN, MARCELA M TORRES, AND HANNAH-LISE T SCHO?ELD DEVELOPMENTAL OVERVIEW THE PRESCHOOL YEARS THE GRADE-SCHOOL YEARS ADOLESCENCE IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL SKILL ASSESSMENT DIVERSITY CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSING SOCIAL SKILLS PETER J NORTON, CHRISTI S WASHINGTON, JACLYN E PETERS, AND SARAH A HAYES DIVERSITY CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSESSING SOCIAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS ACROSS DIVERSE POPULATIONS SOCIAL BEHAVIOR COMMON AMONG DIVERSE POPULATIONS CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RECOMMENDATIONS ANGER AND AGGRESSION JOHN E LOCHMAN, TAMMY BARRY, NICOLE POWELL, AND LAURA YOUNG ANGER AND AGGRESSION SOCIAL SKILLS AND SOCIAL-COGNITIVE DE?CITS IN AGGRESSIVE INDIVIDUALS SOCIAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT FOR ANGRY AND AGGRESSIVE INDIVIDUALS