Do children do what they say? Responses to hypothetical and real‐life social problems in children with mild intellectual disabilities and behaviour problems

Abstract

It is concluded that the hypothetical vignettes from the SPT-MID do provide information on both the actual behaviour and knowledge of social problem-solving skills of children with MID.

Social Problem-Solving Processes and Mood in College Students: An Examination of Self-report and Performance-based Approaches

“…It is well established that attitudes and intended actions are often only moderately correlated with actual behaviour (e.g. Ajzen and Fishbein 1977), and recent research has found evidence of this discrepancy in relation to social problem-solving (Shewchuck et al 2000;van Nieuwenhuijzen et al 2005). Thus, research needs to utilise a wide battery of assessment procedures encompassing problem orientation, problem-solving style and global measures of real-life problem-solving that ascertain how solutions are implemented in the 'real world' Nezu 2004).…”

“…Despite the vast amount of research that has been generated in the social problem-solving domain, its ecological validity remains questionable because of the methods typically employed for its assessment (D'Zurilla and Maydeu-Olivares 1995;Foxx and Faw 2000;van Nieuwenhuijzen et al 2005). By definition, social problemsolving is concerned with problems in the context of the 'real world', yet the most consistently utilised measures focus on self-appraisal of problem orientation and problem-solving style (e.g.…”

Social Problem-Solving and Depressive Symptom Vulnerability: The Importance of Real-Life Problem-Solving Performance

“…A further issue relates to the ecological validity of previous findings due to the methods typically employed to assess social problem-solving (Anderson et al 2009;D'Zurilla and Maydeu-Olivares 1995;Foxx and Faw 2000;van Nieuwenhuijzen et al 2005). By definition, social problem-solving is concerned with problems in the context of the 'real world', yet the most consistently utilised measures focus on self-reports of problem orientation and problem-solving style (e.g.…”

“…It has long been known that attitudes and intended actions are often only moderately correlated with actual behaviour (e.g. Ajzen and Fishbein 1977), and this discrepancy has been specifically highlighted in the domain of social problem-solving (Shewchuck et al 2000;van Nieuwenhuijzen et al 2005).…”

Woede, wraak en leedvermaak

“…Pogingen hiertoe lijken steeds beter te slagen, zoals in ons recente en lopende onderzoek met dyadische spelsessies (Kempes, in voorbereiding;Van Nieuwenhuijzen e. a.,2005). In dit onderzoek lokken wij steeds reactieve dan wel proactieve agressie uit met gemanipuleerde spelletjes en meten wij wederzijdse effecten van deze manipulaties op gedrag, sociale informatieverwerking, fysieke activatie (hartslag, ademhaling) en stress (cortisol) van de beide deelnemers continu van moment tot moment.…”