Social and emotional learning is increasingly recognized as playing an important role in the promotion of positive mental health in schools. In 2012, the Mental Health Commission of Canada identified child and youth mental health as a... more
Social and emotional learning is increasingly recognized as playing an important role in the promotion of positive mental health in schools. In 2012, the Mental Health Commission of Canada identified child and youth mental health as a priority for the transformation of mental health systems in Canada. To this end, comprehensive efforts to promote positive social and emotional development in schools and to foster safe and caring school environments are urgently needed. This paper highlights the multi-faceted approach undertaken in British Columbia over the past decade to promote positive mental health through social-emotional learning in schools.
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Human beings are extremely complex social animals, perhaps the most complex. At this point in our species’ evolution, we are interlinked with others around the globe politically, economically, and environmentally. We have created an... more
Human beings are extremely complex social animals, perhaps the most complex. At this point in our species’ evolution, we are interlinked with others around the globe politically, economically, and environmentally. We have created an elaborate world of social interconnections that one must navigate in order to succeed. Following social rules and conforming to social role expectations are critical for positive adaptation in the peer group, the family, the workplace and society at large. Most human beings are capable of juggling a number of different social roles simultaneously and with relative ease. At this moment, you might be simultaneously a parent and a child; a teacher and a learner; a friend, acquaintance and enemy; an employer and an employee; an aunt or uncle and a niece or nephew; a competitor and a collaborator and so on. How and when do we develop these complex social skills? From whom do we learn them? And what happens to those who fail to develop adequate social and emot...
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ABSTRACT Describes recent research advances on children's peer relationships, and suggests strategies whereby social workers can facilitate children's social development. Evidence points to deficits in social skills as a... more
ABSTRACT Describes recent research advances on children's peer relationships, and suggests strategies whereby social workers can facilitate children's social development. Evidence points to deficits in social skills as a major contributor to children's problems with their peers, and suggests that providing children with direct instruction in social interaction skills can have significant, lasting effects on their status in the peer group. Sociometric measures, such as positive and negative peer nomination, help identify children who may be at risk socially. Several interventions that can help unpopular children become accepted by their peers, including the recently developed coaching procedure, are noted. Two important unresolved issues—the need for developmentally appropriate interventions and the family's role in promoting social competence—are addressed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
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Responding to international concerns regarding childhood bullying and a need to identify a common bullying measure, this study examines the comparability of children's self-reports of bullying across five countries. The Pacific-Rim... more
Responding to international concerns regarding childhood bullying and a need to identify a common bullying measure, this study examines the comparability of children's self-reports of bullying across five countries. The Pacific-Rim Bullying Measure, a self-report measure of students' experiences with six different types of bullying behaviour and victimization, was administered to 1,398 Grade 5 students from Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, and United States. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory modeling were used to evaluate construct equivalence on the measure across different countries. Preliminary results revealed some construct differences across countries, that is, the bullying measure is measuring one construct, but that the construct is manifested differently in the different countries.
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ABSTRACT Extending John Bowlby's hypothesis that dysfunctional anger is a predictable outcome of insecure attachments to parents, this study investigated the relationship between current parent-adolescent attachment and both the... more
ABSTRACT Extending John Bowlby's hypothesis that dysfunctional anger is a predictable outcome of insecure attachments to parents, this study investigated the relationship between current parent-adolescent attachment and both the experience and expression of anger. Participants included 776 students (379 boys and 397 girls) in grades 8-12. As predicted by attachment theory, results of structural equation modeling analyses indicated that adolescents' self-reported attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance toward both mother and father figures were positively related to the adolescents' greater levels of self-reported anger intensity. In turn, greater intensity of anger was associated with higher levels of both internalizing (anger-in) and externalizing (anger-out) expressions. In addition, there was a direct effect of attachment anxiety on internalized but not externalized anger. This study highlights the importance of differentiating anger dimensions and the critical role of anger intensity as a mediator of the relationship between insecure attachment and anger expressions.
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ABSTRACT Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory of moral agency was developed in order to explain how adults with seemingly well-established moral standards can engage in inhumane and egregious behavior against others without... more
ABSTRACT Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory of moral agency was developed in order to explain how adults with seemingly well-established moral standards can engage in inhumane and egregious behavior against others without apparent self-recrimination. Over the past decade, a growing body of research has explored the applicability of his theory in understanding aggressive behavior among children and youth, with consistent demonstration of links between aggression and one's tendency to morally disengage, justifying or rationalizing such behavior through a number of different cognitive mechanisms. Expanding on these initial studies, this article introduces a special issue of Merrill-Palmer Quarterly that includes nine empirical articles investigating the individual and situational characteristics, socialization factors, and developmental pathways that underlie the links between moral disengagement and aggression in children and youth, with a final commentary that critically evaluates the contributions of these articles and raises further questions for future research.
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... 4 (K to S4) levels, to enhance citizenship development, and to address transition (career development ... and academic competence in middle school, Wentzel found that middle school students' prosocial ... an in-service... more
... 4 (K to S4) levels, to enhance citizenship development, and to address transition (career development ... and academic competence in middle school, Wentzel found that middle school students' prosocial ... an in-service training workshop in 1994 in the Topeka, Kansas school district ...
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Multidimensional models of self, emphasizing variations in self-perceptions across areas of one's life, have led to new, domain-specific self-report measures. Two of the most widely used multidimensional self-concept questionnaires... more
Multidimensional models of self, emphasizing variations in self-perceptions across areas of one's life, have led to new, domain-specific self-report measures. Two of the most widely used multidimensional self-concept questionnaires were compared in Study 1 in a sample of 217 ...
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... in 2004 at the University of British Columbia, in a dialogue with luminaries such ... Solving problems in peaceful ways • managing conflict appropriately, including presenting views and ... Valuingdiversity and defending human rights... more
... in 2004 at the University of British Columbia, in a dialogue with luminaries such ... Solving problems in peaceful ways • managing conflict appropriately, including presenting views and ... Valuingdiversity and defending human rights • treating others fairly and respectfully; showing a ...
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... 4). Consistent with this hypothesis are results of research by Evers-Pasquale (Evers-Pasquale, I^>78: Evers-Pasquale c<i Sherman, 1975) which indicated that intervention effectiveness xaried as a func tion of the value... more
... 4). Consistent with this hypothesis are results of research by Evers-Pasquale (Evers-Pasquale, I^>78: Evers-Pasquale c<i Sherman, 1975) which indicated that intervention effectiveness xaried as a func tion of the value that target children themsehes placed on peer interac tion. ...
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The present study examines whether subgroups of unpopular children differ in terms of competence in multiple domains. Specifically, subgroups of aggressive unpopular, withdrawn unpopular, and aggressive-withdrawn unpopular and average... more
The present study examines whether subgroups of unpopular children differ in terms of competence in multiple domains. Specifically, subgroups of aggressive unpopular, withdrawn unpopular, and aggressive-withdrawn unpopular and average status children were identified on the basis of peer evaluations. The subgroups were then compared in terms of peer and self-perceptions of competence in various nonsocial and social domains. Results indicated that the 3 subgroups of unpopular children exhibited distinct profiles according to peer perceptions, with aggressive-withdrawn unpopular children being viewed as deficient in virtually every area assessed, and aggressive unpopular and withdrawn unpopular children viewed as exhibiting particular strengths and weaknesses across domains. In terms of self-perceptions, results indicated that withdrawn-unpopular children expressed more accurate, but negative self-evaluations, while children in the aggressive subgroups tended to overestimate their competencies.
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ABSTRACT Se hace una revisión de la investigación reciente sobre la naturaleza de la interacción padre-hijo y su impacto en el desarrollo del niño en el período neonatal y más allá de este período. Los padres son tan sensibles como la... more
ABSTRACT Se hace una revisión de la investigación reciente sobre la naturaleza de la interacción padre-hijo y su impacto en el desarrollo del niño en el período neonatal y más allá de este período. Los padres son tan sensibles como la madre a las señales del niño, pero emplean menos tiempo que ésta en actividades de cuidado y vigilancia y más en actividades de juego. El sexo del niño actúa como determinante en esta relación. La calidad de la interacción padre-hijo influye en el desarrollo cognitivo y social del niño. Todos estos aspectos deben estudiarse dentro del contexto de la relación familiar global. Sería interesante la creación de sistemas de apoyo cultural que animen al padre a una mayor implicación con sus hijos.
... LUC GOOSSENS, Catholic University of Leuven, Center for Developmental Psy-chology, Tiensestraat 102, B-300 Leuven, Belgium. ... LISE M. YOUNGBLADE, Psychology Department, University of Colorado at Col-orado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs... more
... LUC GOOSSENS, Catholic University of Leuven, Center for Developmental Psy-chology, Tiensestraat 102, B-300 Leuven, Belgium. ... LISE M. YOUNGBLADE, Psychology Department, University of Colorado at Col-orado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs ...
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Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory of moral agency was developed in order to explain how adults with seemingly well-established moral standards can engage in inhumane and egregious behavior against others without apparent... more
Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory of moral agency was developed in order to explain how adults with seemingly well-established moral standards can engage in inhumane and egregious behavior against others without apparent self-recrimination. Over the past decade, a growing body of research has explored the applicability of his theory in understanding aggressive behavior among children and youth, with consistent demonstration of links between aggression and one's tendency to morally disengage, justifying or rationalizing such behavior through a number of different cognitive mechanisms. Expanding on these initial studies, this article introduces a special issue of Merrill-Palmer Quarterly that includes nine empirical articles investigating the individual and situational characteristics, socialization factors, and developmental pathways that underlie the links between moral disengagement and aggression in children and youth, with a final commentary that critically evaluat...
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The purposes of this study were to learn about: (1) ways of identifying children not accepted by their peers, (2) the behavioral correlates of peer acceptance, and (3) strategies of teaching social skills to isolated children. Sociometric... more
The purposes of this study were to learn about: (1) ways of identifying children not accepted by their peers, (2) the behavioral correlates of peer acceptance, and (3) strategies of teaching social skills to isolated children. Sociometric assessment, behavioral observations, and teacher and peer interviews were obtained in eight 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-grade classrooms. Within each classroom, three isolated children were selected. One child was instructed in social skills, using a standardized coaching procedure; another child received a more individualized version of coaching based upon the child's style of relating to peers; and the third child received no coaching. Results from the assessment phase of the experiment indicated that scores from a 1-5 rating scale, by means of which children rated each of their classmates, correlated highly with both a positive peer nomination measure and a negative peer nomination measure. This suggests that the rating scale method may be a way of ...
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Research on children ' s peer relations and social development has relied heavily on socio-metric methods to assess interpersonal relations within a group. Sociometric techniques first emerged in the 1930s and are generally... more
Research on children ' s peer relations and social development has relied heavily on socio-metric methods to assess interpersonal relations within a group. Sociometric techniques first emerged in the 1930s and are generally credited to Jacob Moreno (1934) , although many ...
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Abstract 1. begin with a brief overview of the extant literature on school dropout/review research on the role of peers in early school withdrawal, considering 4 distinct aspects of peer influence:(1) prior social acceptance and... more
Abstract 1. begin with a brief overview of the extant literature on school dropout/review research on the role of peers in early school withdrawal, considering 4 distinct aspects of peer influence:(1) prior social acceptance and rejection,(2) social isolation vs involvement, ...
In extending our understanding of how the social climate of schools can affect academic outcomes, this study examined the relationship between school bullying, student— teacher (S-T) connectedness, and academic performance. Using data... more
In extending our understanding of how the social climate of schools can affect academic outcomes, this study examined the relationship between school bullying, student— teacher (S-T) connectedness, and academic performance. Using data collected in Canada as part of a larger international study conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, participants included 27,217 students aged 15 years and 1,087
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The Social Context of Children's Aggression TRACY VAILLANCOURT AND SHELLEY HYMEL Researchers and philosophers have long pondered the nature and origins of aggression among humans, but it is only recently that we have begun to... more
The Social Context of Children's Aggression TRACY VAILLANCOURT AND SHELLEY HYMEL Researchers and philosophers have long pondered the nature and origins of aggression among humans, but it is only recently that we have begun to understand the diverse forms that ...