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  • Child psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Behavioral science

Background:

  • Social skills are crucial for child development and functioning.
  • Existing social skill assessments lack a comprehensive, empirically-derived framework.
  • Understanding diagnostic-specific social skill deficits is essential for effective intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a comprehensive social skills taxonomy.
  • To analyze social skill goals across diverse diagnostic groups.
  • To identify patterns in social skill needs related to specific diagnoses.

Main Methods:

  • Grounded theory approach for taxonomy development.
  • Analysis of 6,897 social skill goals from children in six diagnostic categories.
  • Multivariate analysis of variance and Tukey post hoc tests for group comparisons.

Main Results:

  • A taxonomy comprising 7 social skill constructs, descriptions, and behavioral indicators was established.
  • All 7 social skill categories were represented across the six diagnostic groups.
  • Significant differences in social skill needs were identified among the diagnostic groups.

Conclusions:

  • The developed social skills taxonomy provides a research-based framework.
  • This taxonomy can inform the creation of tailored interventions for individuals and groups.
  • It supports the development of evidence-based programming to enhance children's social skills.