Social-Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales--Teacher Form

Merrell, Kenneth W.; Cohn, Bradley P.; Tom, Karalyn M.

doi:10.1037/t69131-000

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“…The SEARS (Merrell, 2011;Merrell, Cohn, & Karalyn, 2011) is a measure of the social and emotional strengths and personal resilience of children and adolescents. The factors assessed by the SEARS include friendship skills, empathy, interpersonal skills, social support, problem-solving, emotional competence, social maturity, self-concept, social independence, cognitive strategies and resilience (Merrell, 2011), with the aim of identifying the level of personal competence in each of these areas. The SEARS has separate scales for children (5-12 years) and adolescents (13-18 years).…”

Section: Child and Family Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The influence of gender, age, Psychological resilience and family interaction factors upon anxiety and depression in non-autism spectrum disorder siblings of children with an autism spectrum disorder

Bitsika

Sharpley

Mailli

2014

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

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The influence of gender, age, Psychological resilience and family interaction factors upon generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) was investigated in 75 non-autism spectrum disorder (NASD) siblings who had a brother or sister with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). GAD and MDD were much more prevalent than in comparable age group samples, and adolescent females had the highest MDD rates. Several Psychological resilience skills were significantly associated with lower GAD and MDD, particularly being able to recognise mistakes in their thinking (for children) and being able to remain in control of their anger (for adolescents). Suggestions are made for ways of encouraging NASD siblings to develop skills that may assist them in avoiding these disorders.

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Section: Child and Family Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The influence of gender, age, Psychological resilience and family interaction factors upon anxiety and depression in non-autism spectrum disorder siblings of children with an autism spectrum disorder

Bitsika

Sharpley

Mailli

2014

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

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“…The Social‐Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales (SEARS) is a strengths‐based questionnaire that assesses multiple domains of functioning that contribute to social‐emotional competence. It is a cross‐informant measure, with self‐ (35 items), parent‐ (39 items), and teacher‐report (41 items) versions available, and questions answered on a 4‐point Likert scale from “never” to “always.” Raw scores are converted to age‐standardized T ‐scores (normative mean = 50, SD = 10) with higher scores indicative of better functioning.…”

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“…Four subscales are derived, including self‐regulation, empathy, responsibility, and social competence. Reliability and validity with other well‐known measures of social functioning (e.g., Social Skills Rating System) has been established . The social competence subscale was of primary interest and measures the observer's assessment of the youth's ability to maintain friendships, communicate effectively, and their overall comfort with peers.…”

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The impact of connectedness on social functioning in youth with brain tumors

Willard

Russell

Long

et al. 2019

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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Purpose Children with brain tumors (BT) are at risk for difficulties with social functioning. Research to date has focused on deficits, with no studies identifying areas of strength or resilience. Our objective was to assess the potential influence of connectedness on social functioning in youth with BT as compared with children with other cancers. Methods Children with cancer (20 with BT, 33 with other diagnoses) were enrolled on a longitudinal study of psychosocial functioning. The current study included measures from time 2 (+1 year after enrollment; Mage = 13.11 ± 2.31, Mtimesincediagnosis = 4.95 ± 3.74 years) and time 3 (+3 years after enrollment; Mage = 14.98 ± 2.36, Mtimesincediagnosis = 6.82 ± 3.81 years). Youth completed the Hemingway Measure of Adolescent Connectedness (HMAC) at time 2. Two years later, social functioning was assessed by the self‐ and proxy‐report versions of the Social‐Emotional Assets and Resilience Scale (SEARS). Results Youth with BT perceived that they were less connected to friends (t(50) = −2.13, P = 0.04), but similarly connected to peers as youth with other cancers. Youth with BT also demonstrated lower social functioning by self‐ and parent report. Connectedness to friends significantly mediated the relationship between diagnostic category and self‐reported social functioning, such that youth with BT who reported being more connected to friends also indicated greater social functioning. Analyses using connectedness to peers and/or parent‐reported social functioning were nonsignificant. Conclusions Perceiving a connection to a friend may be a protective factor that could mitigate deficits in social functioning in youth with BT. Additional research is needed to further assess the potential benefits of this construct.

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“…Most scales are teacher-completed. Examples include the Social Emotional Assets and Resiliency Scales (Merrell, 2011), the Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scale (Gresham & Elliott, 2007), and the Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (Reynolds, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%