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Adolescent social competence: effectiveness in a group setting.

M M Englund1, A K Levy, D M Hyson

  • 1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.

Child Development
|October 4, 2000
PubMed
Summary

This study shows that observing adolescents in group tasks accurately measures their social competence. This observational method is a valid tool for assessing adolescent development and peer interactions.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Longitudinal studies are crucial for understanding developmental trajectories.
  • Assessing social competence in adolescents requires reliable and valid methods.
  • Previous research has established links between early childhood behaviors and later social functioning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate an observational assessment of adolescent competence within a group context.
  • To determine the concurrent and discriminant validity of the assessment.
  • To examine the association between adolescent social competence and earlier developmental measures.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a longitudinal dataset of 40 ethnically diverse children observed from infancy through adolescence.

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  • Employed a revealed differences task during a weekend camp reunion (ages 15-16) for behavioral assessment.
  • Blind raters coded adolescents on scales including enjoyment, involvement, leadership, self-confidence, and global social competence.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated strong concurrent validity through correlations with counselor ratings and peer sociometrics.
    • Showed clear associations with antecedent measures of peer competence from preschool and middle childhood.
    • Established considerable discriminant validity, independent of IQ and socioeconomic status.

    Conclusions:

    • Confirms the efficacy of a behaviorally-based, group functioning assessment for measuring adolescent competence.
    • Highlights the value of developmentally appropriate, taxing assessments in understanding social skills.
    • Suggests this observational method provides a robust measure of social competence across different developmental stages.