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Effective components of social skills training programs for children and adolescents in nonclinical sample: A multilevel meta-analysis
de Mooij,B. Fekkes,M. Scholte,R. H. J. Overbeek,G.
de Mooij,B.
Fekkes,M.
Scholte,R. H. J.
Overbeek,G.
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Social skills training (SST) programs for nonclinical children and adolescents are known to have positive effects on social skills, but it remains unclear how distinct training components are related to program effects. This multilevel meta-analysis examines how psychoeducation (i.e., exercises aimed at the transfer of knowledge), psychophysical components (i.e., physical exercises aimed at improving self-confidence and trust in others), skill-building components (i.e., exercises aimed at improving interpersonal skills), and cognitive-emotional components (i.e., exercises aimed at changing emotions and cognitions) are independently related to SST program effects. We extracted data from 97 articles describing 839 effect sizes. Training content data were extracted from 60 corresponding SST programs. Our results showed that SST programs had a positive effect on the development of interpersonal skills and emotional skills in nonclinical samples: d = .369, 95% CI [.292, .447], p < .001. This effect was positively influenced by the inclusion of psychoeducation and skill-building components. The inclusion of psychophysical components and the number of cognitive-emotional components did not influence program effects. For psychoeducation and skill-building components, we observed a curvilinear relationship between intensity and effect size: programs including three to six psychoeducational exercises yielded larger effect sizes compared to programs with more or fewer psychoeducational exercises, and programs with 11 to 20 skill-building exercises outperformed programs with more or fewer skill-building exercises. These findings are an indication that psychoeducational components and skill-building components are related to larger SST program effects, granted that the dosage is right.
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UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Effective Components of Social Skills Training Programs for Children and Adolescents in Nonclinical Samples: A Multilevel Meta-analysis de Mooij, B.; Fekkes, M.; Scholte, R.H.J.; Overbeek, G. DOI 10.1007/s10567-019-00308-x Publication date 2020 Document Version Final published version Published in Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review License Article 25fa Dutch Copyright Act General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam,
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de Mooij, B, Fekkes, M, Scholte, R H J & Overbeek, G 2020, 'Effective components of social skills training programs for children and adolescents in nonclinical sample : A multilevel meta-analysis', Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, vol. 23, pp. 250-264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-019-00308-x
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