TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - The effect of a social skills program on violent behaviors in children aged 60~72 months
JO  - Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
A1  - Kuzlu Ayyildiz, Tülay
A1  - Cimete, Güler
SP  - 771
EP  - 782
VL  - 49
IS  - 6
N2  - 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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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 (<i>p</i><.050). Increase in social skill scores and decrease in violent behaviors were higher in the experimental than in the control group children (<i>p</i><.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. <br><br>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.<br><br>© 2019 Korean Society of Nursing Science.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2005-3673
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2019.49.6.771
ID  - ref1
ER  -