Effects of a Social Skill Training Program on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity, Communication Ability, and Peer Relations in Children Using a Community Child Center

Hee Sook Kim; Gyeong Ran Park; Pan Hee Kim

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Kim, Park, and Kim: Effects of a Social Skill Training Program on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity, Communication Ability, and Peer Relations in Children Using a Community Child Center

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2011; 20(4): 414-422.

Published online: 31 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2011.20.4.414

Effects of a Social Skill Training Program on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity, Communication Ability, and Peer Relations in Children Using a Community Child Center

Hee Sook Kim¹, Gyeong Ran Park², Pan Hee Kim³

¹Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Korea.

²Team Leader, Gumi City Mental Health Center, Korea.

³Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse, Gumi City Mental Health Center, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kim, Hee Sook, College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, 101, Dongin-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu 700-422, Korea. Tel: 82-55-420-4927, Fax: 82-55-422-4926, hskim8879@knu.ac.kr

Received 11 July 2011 Revised 11 December 2011 Accepted 12 December 2011

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Abstract

Purpose

In this study the effects of a social skill training program on attention deficit hyperactivity, communication ability, and peer relations in children using a community child center were examined.

Methods

A quasi-experimental design was used. Data were collected from November 10 to December 15, 2009. To test the effects of the social skill training program, the children using a community child center were divided into two groups, an experimental group (21) and a control group (21). The outcomes were measured by the Korean ADHD Rating Scales (K-ARS), communication ability scales, and peer relations scales.

Results

Significant differences were found in attention deficit hyperactivity scores and peer relations scores between the experimental group and the control group.

Conclusion

The results suggest that the social skill training program applied cognitive behavior therapy is a useful nursing intervention for decreasing the attention deficit hyperactivity and improving the peer relations of these children using a community child center.

Keywords: Social skill training, Attention deficit hyperactivity, Communication ability, Peer relations

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Social Skill Training Program: Theme and Specific Contents

Table 2

Homogeneity Test of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Group (N=42)

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

^†Fisher's exact test.

Table 3

Homogeneity Test for the Experimental and Control Groups in Pretest (N=42)

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Table 4

Comparisons of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity, Communication Ability, and Peer Relations between the Experimental and Control Groups (N=42)

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

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