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    
Individual Attributes

  Experimental Research Studies Non-Experimental Research Studies
Self-Control/Behavior Regulation
Program Level

- Big Brothers/Big Sisters (BB/BS): A one-on-one mentoring program for youth.

- The Bicultural Competence Skills Program (BCSP): A program that promotes competence and positive identity in the bicultural adolescent through skills training.

- A cognitive- and behavioral- training program that provides skills training.

- A social relations intervention program that addresses social problem-solving, positive-play training, group entry skill training, and dealing with negative feelings.

- Linking the Interests of Families and Teachers (LIFT): Intervention involving parent training and child-behavior modification program.

- Project Northland: A program that use youth skill and parent competence training.

 
Individual Level

-Non-verbal intelligence and academic success.

-A combination of medication and behavioral treatments for youth with a hormonal imbalance or other health-related behavior problems.

Family Level

-Authoritative parenting style.

-Absence or a minimum of corporal punishment and conflict in the parent-child relationship.

Peer Level

-Peer acceptance.

-Friendships with non-delinquent peers.

Neighborhood/Community Level

-Residing in neighborhoods with residential stability and structural advantage.


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