Participation in Organized Activities and Conduct Problems in Elementary School: The Mediating Effect of Social Skills
Participation in Organized Activities and Conduct Problems in Elementary School: The Mediating Effect of Social Skills
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DOI：
10.1177/1063426614543950
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发表时间：
2015-09-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Dery, Michele
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作者：
Denault, Anne-Sophie;Dery, Michele
本研究的目的是检验一个中介模型，在该模型中，社会技能中介参与有组织的活动和小学儿童的行为问题之间的关系。还审查了这些协会的两个主持人，即性别和接受特殊教育服务。共调查了563名儿童（45%为女孩; M-年龄= 8.44）。研究结果显示，在控制了重要的协变量后，更频繁的活动参与预示着更好的社交技能，这反过来又预示着儿童随后的行为问题较少。这些联系不受性别或接受特殊教育服务的影响。这些研究结果表明，有组织的活动可能会提供一个积极的发展环境，为儿童的行为问题。
The goal of this study was to test a mediation model in which social skills mediate the relationship between participation in organized activities and conduct problems among elementary school children. Two moderators of these associations were also examined, namely, gender and reception of special education services. A total of 563 children (45% girls; M-age = 8.44) were surveyed. The findings revealed that, after controlling for important covariates, more frequent activity participation predicted better social skills, which, in turn, predicted fewer subsequent conduct problems among children. These associations were not moderated by gender or reception of special education services. These findings suggest that organized activities may provide a positive developmental context for children with conduct problems.