The effectiveness of a social skills training program with Chinese cultural characteristics: Examining the cognitive and behavioral changes in Chinese undergraduates using self-assessment and evaluation by others

• Mao Xinhua

  Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Kobe Gakuin University

• Daibo Ikuo

  School of Motivation and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Future University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 中国文化要素が配慮された社会的スキル・トレーニングプログラムの効果：中国人大学生の自他評価からみた意識と行動の変化を中心とする検討
• チュウゴク ブンカ ヨウソ ガ ハイリョ サレタ シャカイテキ スキル ・ トレーニングプログラム ノ コウカ : チュウゴクジン ダイガクセイ ノ ジタ ヒョウカ カラ ミタ イシキ ト コウドウ ノ ヘンカ オ チュウシン ト スル ケントウ

Abstract

The cognitive and behavioral effectiveness of a social skills training (SST) program involving uniquely Chinese cultural characteristics was investigated through self- and others’ assessment. Chinese undergraduates (N＝39) were divided into a control group and an SST group. The SST group participated a brief SST program that was developed by incorporating cross-cultural social skills and unique Chinese cultural characteristics. The control group participated in a program that bears no relationship to social skills. In order to examine the behavioral effectiveness of the program, a series of conversational and observational experiments was conducted. The results indicated that Chinese, cross-cultural, and Japanese social skills’ scores of the SST group increased significantly after the program compared with the control group. This suggested the effectiveness of the program on participants’ cognition. The scales for evaluating participants’ behaviors from self-observations and those of other observers also showed significant changes in the SST group. It is concluded that the program was effective for changing participants’ behaviors in addition to their cognition. Simultaneous changes in Chinese and Japanese skill factors suggested the possibility that cultural factors are connected to each other.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Social Psychology

  Japanese Journal of Social Psychology 32 (1), 22-40, 2016

  The Japanese Society of Social Psychology

Keywords

• social skills training
• culture
• effectiveness
• evaluation
• Chinese undergraduates

Details

• CRID: 1390282679467278336
• NII Article ID: 130005406878
• NII Article ID: 40020935860
• NII Book ID: AN10049127
• DOI: 10.14966/jssp.0870
• ISSN: 21891338
• ISSN: 09161503
• NDL BIB ID: 027604440
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I027604440
• Text Lang: ja
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