Examining the Effectiveness of a Social Skill Intervention on Social Skills and Emotional Intelligence in Adolescents with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

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dc.contributor.advisorMcCrimmon, Adam
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Keely Ann
dc.contributor.committeememberMakarenko, Erica
dc.contributor.committeememberBrandon, James
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-18T18:20:22Z
dc.date.available2017-05-18T18:20:22Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the relation between social skills and emotional intelligence in adolescents with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder following completion of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS; Laugeson & Frankel, 2010). PEERS is a 14-week manualized, caregiver-assisted, evidence-based social skills intervention for adolescents designed to teach the skills required to develop and maintain meaningful relationships. Measures of social skills and emotional intelligence were examined one week prior to participation in PEERS (T1), one week after (T2), and 16 weeks following completion of PEERS (T3). Results indicate significant improvements in social skills and overall emotional intelligence from T1 to T2. A significant positive correlation between social skills and emotional intelligence was found at T1 and T2 for self-report, but caregiver-reported social skills and emotional intelligence were only significant at T1. Additionally, poor reliability of change scores prevented the prediction of social skills from emotional intelligence.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMurphy, K. A. (2017). Examining the Effectiveness of a Social Skill Intervention on Social Skills and Emotional Intelligence in Adolescents with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26023en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26023
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3832
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducational Psychology
dc.subject.otherAdolescents
dc.subject.otheremotional intelligence
dc.subject.otherHFASD
dc.subject.othersocial skills
dc.titleExamining the Effectiveness of a Social Skill Intervention on Social Skills and Emotional Intelligence in Adolescents with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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