Competence Management approaches suggest promising instruments for more effective resource allocation, knowledge management, learning support, and human resource development in general. However, especially on the level of individual employees, such approaches have so far not been able to show sustainable success on a larger scale. Piloting applications like expert finders have often failed in t...

OBJECTIVE To test a model of social competence in youth with spina bifida (SB). Involvement in social activities was expected to mediate associations between SB-related condition parameters (pain, body mass index, and motor function) and social competence. Internalizing symptoms were predicted to amplify the negative impact of condition parameters on social activity involvement. METHODS 108 y...

objective: the present study has been carried out to compare the social competence in two group students with intellectual disability (id) and gifted. method: this research was kind of descriptive research with 2 comparative groups. 100 gifted and intellectual disability (id) students aged 12 to 13 years (50 gifted & 50 id) were selected randomly as statistical sample. for the assessment of soc...

Abstract Previous research highlights the potential benefits of engaging with depressive Internet memes for those experiencing symptoms depression, a phenomenon that can be explained by humorous interpretation stimuli and perceived social support through symptom normalization. We examined whether individuals would differ from controls in their related to whilst incorporating mediating role humo...

This descriptive study shows the development and evaluation of a model of social competence in young adolescents with craniofacial anomalies. Craniofacial patients (N = 48, 11-14 years) completed the Social Anxiety Scale for Children, selected subscales of the Self-Perception Scale for Adolescents and the Social Support Scale for Children. Their parents completed the Child Behaviour Checklist. ...