Assessment of Social Skills in Visually Handicapped Adolescents

Author(s)

Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Michel Hersen, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Alan E. Kazdin, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-11-1984

Publication Title

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volume

23

Issue/Number

1

First Page

53

ISSN

0005-7967

Last Page

63

Abstract/Excerpt

The present study provided a comprehensive behavioral assessment of social skill in visually-handicapped adolescents. Role-play tests, standardized interviews, parent ratings and judgments of physical attractiveness were employed to evaluate level of social functioning among: (1)18 visually- handicapped adolescents in a residential school; (2) 17 visually-handicapped adolescents in public schools; and (3) 17 sighted adolescents in public schools. Results indicated that visually-handicapped adolescents exhibited deficits on selected verbal components of social skill. Moreover, these deficiencies were most apparent in visually-handicapped Ss from a residential setting. Findings are discussed in terms of the utility of social skills training for a subset of visually-handicapped adolescents and the importance of additional controlled research with visually-handicapped persons.

DOI

10.1016/0005-7967(85)90142-1

NSUWorks Citation

Van Hasselt, V. B., Hersen, M., Kazdin, A. E. (1984). Assessment of Social Skills in Visually Handicapped Adolescents. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 23(1), 53-63.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/208