Understanding students' interactions: why varied social tasks matter |
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| Authors: | Christina M Rinaldi Allison D Kates Christine Welton |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Educational Psychology , University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada crinaldi@ualberta.ca;3. Department of Educational Psychology , University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Many social interactions between school‐age children contain both competitive and cooperative elements. In order to gain a better understanding of how students at risk for emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) negotiate social exchanges in cooperative and competitive‐related tasks in comparison with non‐EBD students: (a) prosocial; (b) negative; and (c) conflict behaviours were assessed. Fifty‐seven children at risk for EBD and 57 comparison children participated in three different social tasks with non‐target partners. Both students and teachers completed a standardised behaviour checklist. Social ability and sex differences were considered. Results are discussed from a social‐cognitive framework, and practical implications will be highlighted. |
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| Keywords: | emotional and behavioural difficulties competition cooperation prosocial behaviours conflict school‐age children |
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