Social skills, executive functioning and social engagement

Aging, Executive Functioning, and Social Control

Aging is associated with atrophy of the frontal lobes of the brain, which are the seat of executive functions. Because successful social functioning often requires executive control, aging can lead to unintended social changes via deficits in executive control. In this article I review evidence that, due to losses in executive control, aging leads to increased prejudice and social inappropriate...

the influence of social and cultural capital on efl students critical thinking skills

the major aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social and cultural capital and efl students’ critical thinking skills. this study takes this relationship in to account to see if people with different sociocultural status are different regarding their critical thinking skills. to this end, 160 university students majoring in english language and literature, english trans...

The effectiveness of social skills training on social development and family functioning in students with intellectual disabilities

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of social skills training on social development and family performance in slow-paced students. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with experimental and control groups. The statistical population included 40 students of Simorgh Exceptional School. 20 students were selected by convenience...

Social Engagement, Behavioural Risks and Cognitive Functioning Among the Aged

The Effectiveness of Social Skills training Based on Ozonoff Social Cognition Pattern on Empathy and Social Interaction of Children with High Functioning Autism

Background and Purpose: Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs in the first three years of a childchr('39')s life. The most important symptoms are communication failure, difficulty in social interactions, limited and repetitive patterns in behavior, interests and activities. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of social skills training bas...