TY - JOUR
T1 - Longitudinal changes in social skills among junior high school students
AU - Nishimura, Takuma
AU - Fukuzumi, Noriaki
AU - Kawamura, Shigeo
AU - Fujiwara, Kazumasa
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The present study investigated the longitudinal changes in social skills among junior high school students. A total of 505 students (boys = 266, girls = 239) participated in a questionnaire survey every year from the first to third year of junior high school. The results of latent growth curve model indicated a decrease in kakawari skills consisting of assertion and developing relationships with peers, and an increase in hairyo skills consisting of compassion and maintaining relationships with peers. The model also revealed a positive relation between longitudinal changes in kakawari and hairyo skills. However, the results of growth mixture model extracted a profile characterized by increase in both skills and another profile characterized by a decrease in kakawari skills only. Considering the estimated mean level and changes of both skills, we found a widening gap in social skills among students. Furthermore, multi-group analysis for the growth mixture model indicated a sex-based difference in the changes. Overall, educational practices to facilitate kakawari skills are necessary for junior high school students, particularly for girls.
AB - The present study investigated the longitudinal changes in social skills among junior high school students. A total of 505 students (boys = 266, girls = 239) participated in a questionnaire survey every year from the first to third year of junior high school. The results of latent growth curve model indicated a decrease in kakawari skills consisting of assertion and developing relationships with peers, and an increase in hairyo skills consisting of compassion and maintaining relationships with peers. The model also revealed a positive relation between longitudinal changes in kakawari and hairyo skills. However, the results of growth mixture model extracted a profile characterized by increase in both skills and another profile characterized by a decrease in kakawari skills only. Considering the estimated mean level and changes of both skills, we found a widening gap in social skills among students. Furthermore, multi-group analysis for the growth mixture model indicated a sex-based difference in the changes. Overall, educational practices to facilitate kakawari skills are necessary for junior high school students, particularly for girls.
KW - Growth mixture model
KW - Junior high school students.
KW - Latent growth curve model
KW - Longitudinal study
KW - Social skills
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U2 - 10.4992/jjpsy.89.16048
DO - 10.4992/jjpsy.89.16048
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046978435
SN - 0021-5236
VL - 89
SP - 29
EP - 39
JO - Shinrigaku Kenkyu
JF - Shinrigaku Kenkyu
IS - 1
ER -