ReviewBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2023
A Meta-Analysis of Social Skills Interventions for Preschoolers with or at Risk of Early Emotional and Behavioral Problems.
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- Longitudinal Exposure Patterns of Parent-Child Interaction Frequency and Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties and Neurodevelopmental Delays in Preschool Children: A Three-Wave Observational Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Family Anthropometric and Physiological Correlations With Parent- and Teacher-Rated Preschooler Socio-Behavioral Health.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc · 2026Article
- Promoting social and emotional competence in at-risk preschoolers: a mixed-methods evaluation of an SEL training program.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Strengthening social skills: developing a social competence intervention for physical education using intervention mapping-protocol paper.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Are Children Following High Trajectories of Disruptive Behaviors in Early Childhood More or Less Likely to Follow Concurrent High Trajectories of Internalizing Problems?Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Early social-behavioral intervention that emphasizes social skill training is critical to addressing emotional and behavioral problems in early childhood. In this meta-analysis review, we examined all the social skills intervention studies for preschoolers with, or at risk of, emotional and behavioral problems using group designs. This review included 25 studies that met the inclusion criteria. The robust variance estimation method was used to calculate the overall effect size of all the included studies, as this method can count for the pre-existing difference between the experiment and control groups. The included studies yielded an overall effect of 0.54 from the 151 effect sizes that were obtained for the 3484 preschool participants. Curriculum, integration, and treatment fidelity were identified as significant moderators of effects.
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