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Cristin M. Hall; Karen L. Bierman; Linda N. Jacobson – Grantee Submission, 2022
A latent profile analysis was applied to explore heterogeneity in the social and classroom behaviors of 224 peer-rejected elementary school students (56% White, 68% male, Grades 1-4, M[subscript age] = 8.1 years). Profile indicators included teacher ratings of social skills and problem behaviors on the Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) and…
Descriptors: Profiles, At Risk Students, Peer Relationship, Peer Acceptance
Karen L. Bierman; Janet A. Welsh; Cristin M. Hall; Linda N. Jacobson; David L. Lee; Damon E. Jones – Grantee Submission, 2022
Objective: To evaluate the benefits of the Fast Track Friendship Group program implemented as a stand-alone school-based intervention on the social cognitions, social behavior, peer and teacher relationships of peer-rejected students. Method: Over four successive years, 224 peer-rejected elementary students (57% White, 17% Black, 20% Latinx, 5%…
Descriptors: Friendship, Intervention, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship
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Slotkin, Rebecca; Bierman, Karen L.; Jacobson, Linda N. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2023
Developmental research suggests that peer rejection has negative spillover effects which strain parent-child relationships and parent attitudes toward the child's school. This study tested whether a school-based social skill training program could reverse these effects and improve parent-child closeness and parent attitudes toward the school.…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Attitudes, Skill Development
Cristin M. Hall; Karen L. Bierman; Linda N. Jacobson – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2022
A latent profile analysis was applied to explore heterogeneity in the social and classroom behaviors of 224 peer-rejected elementary school students (56% White, 68% male, Grades 1-4, M age = 8.1 years). Profile indicators included teacher ratings of social skills and problem behaviors on the Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) and peer…
Descriptors: Profiles, At Risk Students, Peer Relationship, Peer Acceptance
Bierman, Karen L.; Sanders, Michael T. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2021
Social-cognitive and emotional factors as well as behavior problems contribute to the social difficulties experienced by many students with or at high risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBDs). The way that teachers and peers treat and respond to these students can either mitigate or exacerbate their challenges in establishing and…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Behavior Problems, At Risk Students
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Ho, Leslie C.; Bierman, Karen L.; Jacobson, Linda N.; Welsh, Janet A.; Hall, Cristin M.; Lee, David L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Small group social skills training (SST) is recommended to improve the social behavior and peer relations of rejected children, but child responses vary. This study explored variation in intervention experiences that emerged in a large study of a school-based SST program for peer-rejected children and associations with program outcomes. One…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Rejection (Psychology), Peer Relationship, Peer Acceptance
Bierman, Karen L.; Sanders, Michael T. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Social-cognitive and emotional factors as well as behavior problems contribute to the social difficulties experienced by many students with or at high risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). The way that teachers and peers treat and respond to these students can either mitigate or exacerbate their challenges in establishing and…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Behavior Problems, At Risk Students
Farmer, Thomas W.; Bierman, Karen L.; Hall, Cristin M.; Brooks, Debbie S.; Lee, David L. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2021
Although tremendous advances have been made in the development of evidence-based services and strategies to prevent and treat emotional and behavioral disorders (EBDs) in children, often such programs may be necessary but not sufficient to address the circumstances and needs of a specific student. The purpose of this introductory article and this…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Intervention, Student Needs