Assessment of Social Skills in Visually Handicapped Adolescents

Vincent B. Van Hasselt; Michel Hersen; Alan E. Kazdin

doi:10.1016/0005-7967(85)90142-1

Assessment of Social Skills in Visually Handicapped Adolescents

Vincent B. Van Hasselt
, Michel Hersen
, Alan E. Kazdin

College of Psychology

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The present study provided a comprehensive behavioral assessment of social skill in visually-handicapped adolescents. Role-play tests, standardized interviews, parent ratings and judgments of physical attractiveness were employed to evaluate level of social functioning among: (1)18 visually- handicapped adolescents in a residential school; (2) 17 visually-handicapped adolescents in public schools; and (3) 17 sighted adolescents in public schools. Results indicated that visually-handicapped adolescents exhibited deficits on selected verbal components of social skill. Moreover, these deficiencies were most apparent in visually-handicapped S s from a residential setting. Findings are discussed in terms of the utility of social skills training for a subset of visually-handicapped adolescents and the importance of additional controlled research with visually-handicapped persons.

Original language	American English
Journal	Behaviour Research and Therapy
Volume	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-7967(85)90142-1
State	Published - Apr 11 1984

Keywords

Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescent Psychology
Blindness
Psychological Tests
Role Playing
Social Adjustment
Special Education
Verbal Behavior

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Psychology

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