Journal
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 3-15Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-010-0139-z
Keywords
Emotional symptoms; Social skills; Pro-social behavior; Assertiveness; Social participation; Middle childhood
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- Swiss National Science Foundation [32-66778.01, 325100-112672/19]
- Freie Akademische Gesellschaft Basel
- Novartis-Stiftung
- German Research Association [KL2315/1-1]
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The study investigated the interactive impact of different dimensions of social skills on children's emotional symptoms. We differentiate between self-oriented social skills which focus on considering own goals and needs in social interactions (assertiveness, social participation) and other-oriented social skills which focus on considering other's goals and needs (pro-social and cooperative behavior). 167 children participated in the study at the ages of 5, 6, and 9 years. A multi-informant approach (parents, teacher, and child) was employed to assess children's psychopathology. Teachers rated children's social skills. The study demonstrated the importance of deficits in self-oriented social skills for the development of emotional symptoms. Low levels of assertiveness predicted later emotional symptoms. In children with low levels of pro-social behavior, high assertiveness protected from emotional problems. In contrast, high levels of pro-social behavior emerged as a risk factor for later emotional symptoms, especially when is goes along with low levels of social participation.
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