ERIC Number: EJ1189350
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 14
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Outcomes of a Universal Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Group for Facilitating First-Grade Students' School Adjustment
Vassilopoulos, Stephanos P.; Brouzos, Andreas; Koutsianou, Athina
International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, v6 n3 p223-236 2018
This study investigated the effectiveness of a social and emotional learning (SEL) group to enhance first-grade students' school adjustment. A seven-session intervention program was conducted by two group leaders and included training in social and emotional skills. Pre- and post- and follow-up assessment data were collected from a total of 114 first-grade Greek students and their teachers. Children attending the intervention group (n = 56) were found to exhibit better social skills and prosocial behavior, as well as less aggressive and disruptive behavior, according to teacher reports, than children in the (non-intervention) control group (n = 58). However, no group differences on children's self-reported school liking and avoidance, as well as on feelings of loneliness and social dissatisfaction, were found. Theoretical and practical implications of the finding are briefly discussed.
Descriptors: Socialization, Emotional Development, Grade 1, Student Adjustment, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Psychoeducational Methods, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Interpersonal Competence, Prosocial Behavior, Gender Differences, Psychological Patterns, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 1
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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