THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE AMONG CHILDREN: A META-ANALYSIS
Abstract
- The main aim of this study is to examine and summarize the relationship between behavioral problems and social competence among children. And then the possible moderators in this relation were also explored. A systematic search was computed from June 2000 to December 2019 that reported a link between behavioral problems (externalizing behaviors, conduct problems, or aggression) and social competence (social competence or social skills). The search engines such as Google, Eric, Science Direct, and Google Scholar were applied. To be included in the present meta-analysis, each study had to meet the following criteria: (1) provided an empirical study where the necessary data to calculate the effect size; (2) written in English; (3) conducted in 2000 or later; (4) intended for children between 3 and 11 years; (5) included reports by the parent(s) and/or teacher(s); and (6) published paper. The search admitted a total of 543 references, 491 references were removed step by step via selection criteria. Finally, a total of 52 independent studies and a total of 36,165 participants remained for the present meta-analysis study. Findings summarized that an overall effect size between behavioral problems and social competence was r=-0.49 (p<.01). Moderator analyses indicated that there were no significant moderator effects on different types of behavioral problems or social competence, instrument, gender, year of publication, target population, and socioeconomic status. But, a significant statistical difference was found in terms of the type of respondent, age, and study continent. The results reveal that the intervention programs targeting problems would benefit from decreasing these behavioral problems and increase social competence among children.
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Year
- 2021
Author
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Thida Lwin
Subject
- Educational Psychology
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)