Componentes cognitivos que favorecen la adaptación social en la infancia: prevención del bullying desde la educación infantil

This paper addresses the study of the influence of several cognitive elements on social adaptation in 3-5 years old children. Aggressive behaviours constitute a crucial element in the assessment of social adaptation process. The study considers some social and cognitive variables which are evaluated...

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Published inRevista internacional de psicología y terapia psicológica Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 217 - 226
Main Authors García Madruga, Juan Antonio, Contreras Felipe, Antonio
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Asociación de Análisis del Comportamiento 2008
Subjects
aggressive behaviors
counterfactual reasoning
interpersonal conflicts resolution
social adaptation
social cognition
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Summary:This paper addresses the study of the influence of several cognitive elements on social adaptation in 3-5 years old children. Aggressive behaviours constitute a crucial element in the assessment of social adaptation process. The study considers some social and cognitive variables which are evaluated by a halfstructured interview, sociometric analyses, a checklist of positive and negative attributes to know the perceptions children held about their peers were employed, and a questionnaire about aggressive behaviours completed by teachers. The results showed the importance of considering social cognition in explaining aggressive behaviour. Specifically, children´s knowledge about how to solve interpersonal conflicts, and their ability to reason in a counterfactual way. According to the results, it would be necessary to design intervention strategies focused on the improvement of these aspects of social cognition.
ISSN:1577-7057