Interpersonal cognitive problem-solving and childhood social competence

Social Problem Solving in High‐risk Mother–Child Dyads: An Intergenerational Study

“…As the problem‐solving literature is largely focused on aggressive children, rather than those who were socially withdrawn, comparisons with other studies are limited to this population. A large body of research indicates that children with behavioural difficulties generate solutions that are less effective, less appropriate, more aggressive, as well as cognitively less sophisticated (Fischler & Kendall, 1988; Mott & Krane, 1994; Youngstrom et al., 2000). Findings from several studies framed by the social‐information processing model indicate that aggressive children may have social‐cognitive deficits, which may partly explain their tendency toward aggressive responses including hostile attribution biases (Crick & Dodge, 1994; Warden & Mackinnon, 2003).…”

“…The mother–child social problem‐solving coding scheme (MCSPSC) was used to code the quantity and sophistication of mother–child problem‐solving verbal statements across three stages: Problem definition, Solution generation, and Decision making. The authors developed this observational measure for the purposes of the study based in part on the existing literature (D'Zurilla & Goldfried, 1971; Mott & Krane, 1994). The coding scheme underwent numerous revisions until all measures were operationalized and could adequately and reliably describe mother–child problem‐solving strategies and their sophistication.…”

“…There is also evidence suggesting that the quality of solutions, rather than sheer quantity, may be a stronger predictor of children's behaviours (Evans & Short, 1991; Fischler & Kendall, 1988; Youngstrom et al., 2000). For example, using hypothetical stories, Mott and Krane (1994) found that children rated as having behavioural difficulties by parents and teachers had lower mean problem‐solving scores based on several qualitative dimensions (e.g., how likely the solutions would solve the problem). Similarly, Erdley and Asher (1998) found that children's aggressive, withdrawn, and prosocial strategies were positively related to their peer‐assessed aggressive, withdrawn, and prosocial behaviour, respectively.…”

A szociálisprobléma-megoldás, az empátia és a szorongás kapcsolata serdülők körében

“…Ezen vizsgálatok eredményei arra hívták fel a figyelmet, hogy a különböző kognitív folyamatok alapvető szerepet játszanak a társas viselkedés tervezésében, kivitelezésében és értékelésében (Coy, Speltz, De Klyen és Jones, 2001;Chang, D'Zurilla és Sanna, 2004;Mott és Krane, 2006). A vizsgálatok legfontosabb kérdései közé tartozott, hogy mit tud és mit gondol az egyén saját és társai viselkedéséről, különböző társas szituációkról, és ezeket az információkat hogyan alkalmazza viselkedésének tervezése és kivitelezése során.…”

A Multicomponent Treatment Package to Increase Anger Control in Teacher-Referred Boys

“…The relationship between problem-solving skills and social competence was studied by Mott and Krane (1994). They compared 16 preadolescents with behavior problems and 32 normal children in the same age group on several measures.…”