Journal article
Integrating theoretical, measurement, and intervention models of youth social competence
Clinical psychology review, Vol.27(3), pp.327-347
04/2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2006.11.002
PMID: 17270330
Abstract
Social competence is of great interest to developmental psychopathologists and is assessed frequently in both basic and applied research. A review of the literature reveals not only significant heterogeneity in definitions of this construct but an apparent disconnect between theoretical, measurement, and intervention models of competence in youth. This paper attempts to integrate these disparate enterprises by identifying four types of predictors theorists have associated with competence – child, behavior, situation, and judge – and critiquing common models in light of these dimensions. In general, assessment and intervention approaches appear less complex than theoretical conceptualizations of competence. When considering whether to incorporate additional predictors, notably situation- and judge-level factors, into these models, researchers must weigh parsimony versus the model misspecification that results from omitting important variables. Basic research that may assist in making these decisions is identified.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Integrating theoretical, measurement, and intervention models of youth social competence
- Creators
- Melanie A Dirks - Yale University, Department of Psychology, 2 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT, 06520, United StatesTeresa A Treat - Yale University, Department of Psychology, 2 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT, 06520, United StatesV Robin Weersing - San Diego State University / University of California at San Diego, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, 6363 Alvarado Court, San Diego, California, 92120, 06520-7900, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical psychology review, Vol.27(3), pp.327-347
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cpr.2006.11.002
- PMID
- 17270330
- ISSN
- 0272-7358
- eISSN
- 1873-7811
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2007
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984214746702771
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