The Effect of a Social Skills Program on Violent Behaviors in Children Aged 60~72 Months
10.4040/jkan.2019.49.6.771
- Author:
Tülay KUZLU AYYILDIZ
1
;
Güler CIMETE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey. tkayyildiz@beun.edu.tr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Social Skills;
Violence;
Behavior;
Nursing;
Parent-Child Relations
- MeSH:
Child;
Cooperative Behavior;
Humans;
Intelligence;
Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic;
Nursing;
Parent-Child Relations;
Parents;
Social Skills;
Violence
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2019;49(6):771-782
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: To determine the effects of a child and parent program on developing social skills for preventing violent behaviors in children aged 60~72 months through a specially developed pre and posttest, control group, quasi-experimental study.METHODS: A social skills development program based on Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory was used. The data were collected using the Social Skills Assessment Scale (SSAS), a Chart to Monitor Verbal and Behavioral Violence in Children, the Parental Attitude Scale and the Parent Interview Form. This quasi-experimental study that included a pretest, posttest, and control group had a sample comprising 67 children and parents, with 36 in the experimental group, and 31 in the control group.RESULTS: Over a six-month period, while the social skill scores of the children in the experimental and control groups increased, their violent behaviors decreased (p<.050). Increase in social skill scores and decrease in violent behaviors were higher in the experimental than in the control group children (p<.050). The parents in the experimental group stated that they had started to empathize with their children, using “I” language, and applied rules more consistently after the program.CONCLUSION: This program was successful in preventing violent behaviors in children through the development of social skills. Hence, it can be effectively implemented through a teacher/nurse collaboration.
