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Social-skills interventions with adolescents. Current issues and procedures
J S Christopher1, D W Nangle, D J Hansen
1Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Behavior Modification
|July 1, 1993
Summary
Social-skills training for adolescents has advanced beyond basic skill acquisition. Current techniques focus on promoting the generalization and maintenance of effective interpersonal skills for better social functioning.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Adolescent social functioning relies on complex interpersonal interactions.
- Social-skills training (SST) has evolved to address these complexities.
- Recent advances focus on skill generalization and maintenance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review current issues and procedures in adolescent social-skills training.
- To examine the application of SST for diverse adolescent populations and problems.
- To explore innovative interventions and issues of generalization and social validity.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of empirical studies on adolescent social-skills training.
- Analysis of intervention techniques, target populations, and generalization strategies.
- Evaluation of social validity in current SST research.
Main Results:
- SST for adolescents has progressed beyond basic skill acquisition.
- Innovative procedures are being developed to enhance skill generalization and maintenance.
- Research highlights the importance of social validity in intervention effectiveness.
Conclusions:
- Adolescent SST is increasingly sophisticated, focusing on real-world application.
- Further research is needed on generalization and long-term maintenance of social skills.
- Effective SST interventions must be socially valid for adolescent populations.