Other 'What Works' Topics
Social Competency
By Elizabeth C. Hair, Ph.D., Justin Jager, and Sarah B. Garrett
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Parent-Child Relationship Sibling Relationships Grandparent and Other Family Member Relationships Non-Familial Adult Relationships Peer Relationships: Platonic Relationships Peer Relationships: Romantic Relationships Conflict Resolution Skills
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Intimacy Skills Prosocial Behaviors Self-Control/Behavior Regulation Social Confidence: Assertiveness, Self-Efficacy, and Initiative Empathy/Sympathy    
Interpersonal Skills

 Experimental Research Studies Non-Experimental Research Studies
Prosocial Behaviors
Program Level

- Child Development Project: A program targeted at improving youths' prosocial orientation through cooperative activities, social skills practice, and practice with helping others.

 
Individual Level

-Regulated temperament, agreeableness, sociability, assertiveness, and low levels of negative emotionality.

-Perception of self as warm, considerate and friendly.

Family Level

-Authoritative parenting style.

-Parent(s) who value prosocial behavior.

School Level

-Classes designed to promote prosocial behaviors.

-Warm and supportive interactions with teachers.

Societal Level

-Growing up in a rural community or small, non-urban town.


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