%0 Journal Article
%T Improving the Social-Behavioral Adjustment of Adolescents: The Effectiveness of a Social Skills Group Intervention
%J Journal of child and family studies
%D 2009
%A Harrell, Amanda
%A Mercer, Sterett
%A DeRosier, Melissa
%V 18
%N 4
%P 378-387
%X We evaluated the efficacy of a social skills training intervention designed to improve adolescents' social, emotional and behavioral adjustment, Social Skills Group Intervention-Adolescent (S.S.GRIN-A). Seventy-four adolescents (ages 13-16 years) and their parents were randomly assigned to either the treatment group ( N = 40) or a wait-list control group ( N = 34). Adolescents in the treatment and control groups were compared on global self-concept, social self-efficacy, internalizing problems, and externalizing problems pre- and post-intervention. Youth in the treatment group demonstrated enhanced global self-concept, increased social self-efficacy, and decreased internalizing problems as compared to youth in the control group. No differences in externalizing behavior were found. We discuss the effectiveness of S.S.GRIN-A as a general program designed for addressing a range of adjustment issues and social skill deficits in adolescents.<p />
%G 
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 1062-1024
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-008-9241-y