Effectiveness of a social relations intervention program for aggressive and nonaggressive, rejected children

J Consult Clin Psychol. 1993 Dec;61(6):1053-8. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.61.6.1053.

Abstract

A sample of 52 Black aggressive, rejected and nonaggressive, rejected children were randomly assigned to receive a social relations intervention or to be in a nonintervention control group. The school-based intervention for fourth-grade children focused on positive social skill training and cognitive-behavioral strategies to promote deliberate, nonimpulsive problem solving. At both the post-treatment and the 1-year follow-up assessments, the social relations intervention was found to be effective only with the aggressive, rejected children. Implications for the importance of assessing subtypes of rejected children are discussed.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aggression / psychology*
  • Black or African American / psychology*
  • Child
  • Child Behavior Disorders / psychology
  • Child Behavior Disorders / therapy*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rejection, Psychology*
  • Socioenvironmental Therapy / methods*
  • Sociometric Techniques
  • Treatment Outcome