Social competence: The action-thought parameter and vicariousness in normal and pathological behavior.

The Cognitive Foundations of Personality Traits

“…Freud, 1952;Kris, 1950;Lewin, 1936;Piaget, 1951;Rapaport, 1951;Werner, 1948). In keeping with this assumption, psychiatric patients with a thought orientation have been found to have higher premorbid social competence, as assessed by an index of maturational level (Phillips & Zigler, 1961); a broader future time perspective, which may require higher abstraction (Stein & Craik, 1965); and higher frequencies of movement responses to the Rorschach, which may be indicative of a higher developmental level (Kruger, 1954;Misch, 1954).…”

“…The tendencies toward cognitive and motor activities have been shown to be characteristic personality variables that play a role in normal and abnormal individuals, affecting different behaviors (Phillips & Zigler, 1961Stein & Craik, 1965). The stability of these tendencies over time (Phillips & Zigler, 1961}, their relation to sociocultural variables such as sex-role identification (Keller, 1978, pp.…”

“…The stability of these tendencies over time (Phillips & Zigler, 1961}, their relation to sociocultural variables such as sex-role identification (Keller, 1978, pp. 79-85), and their simultaneous presence in every individual (Stein & Craik, 1965) highlight their status as traits.…”

Efectos comportamentales de un programa de habilidades sociales en jóvenes de 14 a 18 años en situación de vulnerabilidad

“…En los adolescentes puede ser especialmente difícil establecer y mantener interacciones sociales competentes debido a los cambios que se producen en su desarrollo y que están asociados a la pubertad. Las interacciones sociales y las relaciones se vuelven cada vez más complejas, pues desempeñan estas relaciones con los amigos un papel crítico en el desarrollo de habilidades sociales y de sentimientos de competencia personal, aspectos fundamentales para el funcionamiento apropiado en la adultez (Phillips y Zigler, 1961;La Greca y López, 1998 Los citados cambios asociados al desarrollo y la evolución de las expectativas sociales que se producen durante la adolescencia pueden hacer que sea especialmente difícil para los jóvenes establecer y mantener interacciones sociales idóneas. Así, dificultades interpersonales en el adolescente pueden tener consecuencias negativas para este.…”

Chapter I: Mental Health in Education

“…Human effectiveness, he said, is the target of the task. He cited the work of Phillips and Zigler (1961), who have developed indices and definitions of social competence along a social-effectiveness continuum. Brayfield also suggests that psychologists ought to provide more active leadership in the field of education, thus providing a natural source of cultural support in the development of effective persons.…”