Social Competence Promotion with Inner-City and Suburban Young Adolescents: Effects on Social Adjustment and Alcohol Use

Assessed impact of school-based social competence training on skills, social adjustment, and self-reported substance use of 282 sixth and seventh graders. Found positive training effects on subjects' skills in handling interpersonal problems and coping with anxiety. Teacher ratings revealed imp...

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Published inJournal of consulting and clinical psychology Vol. 60; no. 1; p. 56
Main Author Caplan, Marlene
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1992
Subjects
Adolescent
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Drinking - prevention & control
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcoholism - prevention & control
Alcoholism - psychology
Conflict Resolution
Connecticut
Drinking
Female
Grade 6
Grade 7
Health Education - methods
Health Promotion - methods
Humans
Inner City
Intermediate Grades
Interpersonal Competence
Junior High Schools
Male
Problem Solving
Risk Factors
Skill Development
Social Adjustment
Suburban Population
Suburban Youth
Urban Population
Connecticut
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Summary:Assessed impact of school-based social competence training on skills, social adjustment, and self-reported substance use of 282 sixth and seventh graders. Found positive training effects on subjects' skills in handling interpersonal problems and coping with anxiety. Teacher ratings revealed improvements in subjects' constructive conflict resolution with peers, impulse control, and popularity. Self-report ratings indicated gains in problem-solving efficacy. (Author/NB)
ISSN:0022-006X
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.60.1.56