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Using a person-centered analysis to examine second-grade outcomes of a universal SEL program
Weiyi Cheng1, Pui-Wa Lei2, James Clyde DiPerna2
1Professional Testing Corporation.
School Psychology (Washington, D.C.)
|March 9, 2023
Summary
The Social Skills Improvement System Classwide Intervention Program (SSIS-CIP) helped students improve social skills and reduce problem behaviors. Students in the program were more likely to move to better behavioral profiles over time.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Child Development
- Behavioral Interventions
Background:
- Universal social skills programs aim to boost student competencies and classroom learning.
- The Social Skills Improvement System Classwide Intervention Program (SSIS-CIP) is one such program.
- Understanding its impact on diverse student behavioral patterns is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the SSIS-CIP's effects on social skills and problem behaviors in second graders.
- To investigate heterogeneity in behavioral changes over time using a person-centered approach.
Main Methods:
- Latent profile analysis identified three distinct student behavior profiles.
- Latent transition analysis examined transitions between these profiles over time.
- Comparison between students in the SSIS-CIP and a control group.
Main Results:
- Three behavioral profiles emerged: high social competence/low problem behavior, moderate/low, and low/high.
- SSIS-CIP participants were more likely to maintain or improve their behavioral profile.
- The program showed particular benefits for students with initially lower social skills.
Conclusions:
- The SSIS-CIP promotes positive shifts in social competence and problem behavior.
- The intervention appears effective in supporting students needing the most help.
- A person-centered approach reveals nuanced impacts of universal social skills programs.
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