Suppose we use the term ‘theory of mind’ in a neutral and inclusive way, so that having a theory of mind is simply having an ability to engage in our everyday folk psychological practices of attribution, interpretation, and prediction. This use of the term is noncommittal as to how the ability is to be explained. Perhaps the explanation is to be given in terms of possession of a substantive the...

PURPOSE To obtain and analyze data from the social skills evaluation of dysphonic children. METHODS This is a cross-sectional and prospective study. Participants were 38 children enrolled in a public school, ranging in age from 7 to 11 years. They were separated into two groups: Study Group (SG)--19 dysphonic children; Control Group (CG)--19 non-dysphonic children. The groups were matched by ...

Narratives play an important role in education, for pragmatic and theoretical reasons. Narrative skills of four-year-old children are hypothetically important for later school success. This research investigated the relationship between specific narrative skills and social class in a culturally and racially homogeneous sample, focusing particularly on narratives of economically disadvantaged ch...

Social interactions can be a source of social stress for adolescents. Little is known about how adolescents with developmental difficulties, such as specific language impairment (SLI), feel when interacting socially. Participants included 28 adolescents with SLI and 28 adolescents with typical language abilities (TL). Self-report measures of social stress, social skills and social acceptance we...

Objective: The present study was carried out to study the relationship between sensation seeking and social skills in two groups of school age patients Down-Syndrome (DS) and Autism Disorder (DS).  Methods: This is a descriptive-analytic and correlation study in which all participants were of primary school age (10 to 13 years) with Down-Syndrome and Autism Disorder of autism spectrum disord...

background: reducing drug-related issues less than 18 years of age and increasing population of this group of addiction emphasizes importance of educating social skills for reinforcing drug assistance self-efficiency in this social group. the study was aimed to measure impact of social skills on drug abstinence self-efficacy amongst male students in ahwaz city, southwest iran. methods: with sem...

Medical residency has been considered a stressful, overwhelming period, which can contribute to the development of burnout syndrome. Given the importance of interpersonal interactions for the professional practice of medicine, studies addressing protective factors against burnout focusing on social skills are needed. The objective of the present study was to investigate the associations between...