The Effects of “Social Skills Training“ for the High Social Anxiety Students in Elementary School

• Main Authors: Chieh-Yu Lin, 林芥佑
• Other Authors: 林佩蓉
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46480117683768752094

碩士 === 臺北市立師範學院 === 國民教育研究所 === 93 === The target of this research is to discuss whether the involvement of “social skills training group” designed by the researcher can reduce the tension of high social anxiety students and improve their social skills. Meanwhile, as the discovery of the research presented, advice is given to serve as the reference of later experiments and daily consultation. Based on related data and research target, 「pretest-posttest control-group design」was adapted to discuss the influence of “social skills training group” on high social anxiety students in their social skills and anxiety. Among students in the fifth grade, 16 students considered as high social anxiety students had been recruited and randomly arranged into experiment and normal group which includes 4 boys and 4 girls respectively then the pre-test of children social anxiety scale and children social skills scale were underwent. The theory of organizing social skills training group was based on self-presentation consultation strategy. The initial draft was examined by experts and some pilot researches were done before formal one. Students of those who were on the qualified list but not been recruited were interviewed to join the pilot study. Then the ultimate idea of group organizing was determined. Before the beginning of the groups, the members of the experiment group, tutors and their peer were interviewed, also the tutors had to wrote the observation sheet. The members of the experiment group met on every Tuesday and Friday for fifty minutes. After every meeting, the members were asked to write a response sheet, and at the end of the procedure a total response sheet was to be handed in. The researcher also recorded the activities held in the meeting and was supported by the observation form the co-researcher. Discussion and reexamination on the outcome of every meeting were done by the researcher and his co-researcher. There were no experiments for those controlled groups. When the social training group was over, the test of children social anxiety scale and children social skills scale were underwent, the members of the experiment group, tutors and their peer were interviewed again, the tutors were asked to write the observation sheet for the second time to understand the influence after the members had taken the experiments. Conclusion: 1. The social training groups are of apparent and instant consultation effects toward to those high social skills anxiety elementary school students, especially in children social anxiety scale, negative comments scale and children social skills scale. 2. There are no clear effects in anxiety and escaping social skills situation scale. 3.All the members of the groups support this kind of social training group. 4. There are positive influences on the members of the experiment groups Finally, according to the conclusion of the research, the recommendations would be given by the researcher to be the reference of elementary school consultation task and further study also.