• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

information for practice

news, new scholarship & more from around the world


advanced search
  • gary.holden@nyu.edu
  • @ Info4Practice
  • Archive
  • About
  • Help
  • Browse Key Journals
  • RSS Feeds

Strengthening the Social Information Processing Skills of Third Graders in Rural China

Research on Social Work Practice, Ahead of Print.
Objective:The study aimed to describe findings from a matched clusters trial of a school-based intervention Let’s Be Friends designed to promote social competence and prevent maladaptive behavior by strengthening the social information processing (SIP) skills of third-grade children in rural China.Method:Using a blocked cluster design with random sampling, 13 treatment schools (n = 355) of a total of 67 schools in the study site were randomly selected, and 14 schools (n = 341) formed the control condition. All third graders from the treatment schools received 14 sessions of intervention.Results:The adapted program appears to have strengthened children’s SIP skills, reduced aggressive behavior, and promoted cognitive concentration. The study does not confirm that children growing up in single-child families fare worse than children living with siblings.Conclusion:The program has the potential to strengthen the SIP skills of children in rural China.

Read the full article ›

Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 04/29/2020 | Link to this post on IFP |
Share

Primary Sidebar

  • gary.holden@nyu.edu
  • @ Info4Practice

© 1993-2021 Dr. Gary Holden. All rights reserved.

gary.holden@nyu.edu
@Info4Practice