Utilization of Superheroes Social Skills to Reduce Disruptive and Aggressive Behavior

O’Handley, Roderick D.; Radley, Keith C.; Cavell, Hannah J.

doi:10.1080/1045988x.2015.1038775

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“…& 1.2) which is symbolically important as it can create a sense of motivation and inspiration in the young readers who get fascinated by the fictional characters of super human powers. O"Handley, Radley and Cavell (2016) in their study have also investigated a similar case in which they have concluded that when children are exposed to content which contains superheroes in an educational environment, it can have positive impact on them. (as cited in K. Zeytuncu, 2019) The markers of modality in both covers are enhancing the naturalistic quality of the background.…”

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Visual representation of COVID-19 in Children‘s Literature: A Semiotic Analysis

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Khan

Qureshi

2021

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The massive spread of Coronavirus has badly affected the entire globe and lives of the people irrespective of age or gender. Children in this regard are no exemption. They are affected not only physically but also emotionally and mentally due to the virus and quarantine period. This study aims to provide a semiotic analysis of the visual representations of Covid-19 in the children’s book covers selected on a global level. These covers are new emerging literature and serve to narrate a global discourse related to COVID-19. The researchers have followed the qualitative approach and the data have been collected using purposive sampling technique to provide a holistic interpretation of the selected covers. Framework, selected for the study, is ‘Semiotic Analysis’ by Kress and van Leeuwen (2006). The findings revealed that the participants’ actions and overall circumstances in these covers are highly meaningful. The action narrative and colorful illustrations aim to motivate the young audience in a positive manner. Furthermore, they communicate a message of hope and urge them to fight against the virus. The visuals in these covers are therefore quite significant in their meanings and interpretations.

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Visual representation of COVID-19 in Children‘s Literature: A Semiotic Analysis

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Khan

Qureshi

2021

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“…High sensation seeking followed by low emotional reactivity, low social skills, and gender (maleness) predicted nonaggressive ASBs. Improvement in social skills has shown to reduce ASBs (O'Handley, Radley, & Cavell, 2015).…”

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The objective of the study is to offer a review of the instruments designed for measuring the subjectively assessed quality of life of seniors. At present it is possible to notice an increase of interest in the issue of the quality of life of specific groups of population; in addition, there is a large number of tools for its measuring. The aim of the present study is to provide a systematic review of generic and specific instruments for measuring quality of life of seniors which have been published in peer-reviewed journals and whose psychometric parameters have been verified. The search procedure formed a part of a larger retrieval search in which we analyzed 4829 abstracts in EBSCO and ProQuest Central full-text databases. We found 831 instruments which claimed to be measuring quality of life and were verified their reliability or validity. We identified 3 groups of instruments suitable for use in the senior age-group: generic methodologies applicable to adults in general, 7 generic tools and 9 specific tools designed exclusively for the senior age. The paper presents the measures designed for seniors who were analyzed and compared with regard to their psychometric parameters, purpose and theoretical framework utilized for their construction. In conclusion the authors of the study provide recommendations for the use of the selected methodologies for measuring the subjectively assessed quality of life of seniors. ResultsThe tables 1 and 2 include seven generic and nine identified specific instruments developed for the senior population of people over 60 years old. Six of the seven generic measurements are self-assessed or can also use interview form of administration. Among the specific instruments there are five self-assessed tools and in cases of two of them, the use of a questionnaire is recommended in a structured interview, namely when administered to older people with vision problems. Especially, the OMFAQ can be administered only by a trained interviewer. Four of the specific instruments are used by proxy and they are assessed by caregiver or other medical professionals. This proxy-rating is mostly used for very old and severely demented persons. The proxy report can be related to how caregivers or other related persons imagine they would feel if they were in a similar circumstance. Self-assessment questionnaire can provide information from an individual or a patient that is not easily obtained from other sources. As Moyle and Murfield noted (2013) "it is generally accepted that self-report is the 'gold standard' by which HRQoL should be assessed" (p. 110).

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“…This study aims to add to the literature by addressing the question regarding the necessity of implementing the entirety of Superheroes packaged intervention to produce mastery skill levels. This is important when considering school personnel’s time, as a full lesson of Superheroes takes approximately 30 min to an hour to implement (Murphy et al, 2018; O’Handley et al, 2016) whereas implementing only the video component would be substantially shorter in duration. The following research question guided the present investigation:…”

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Superheroes Social Skills: A Comparison of Video Only and Full Curriculum on Social Skill Use

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A substantial number of multicomponent interventions have been developed to address social functioning in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). For multicomponent interventions, identifying critical elements of the intervention related to behavior change is critical and may potentially improve the social validity of interventions. Such an analysis of the Superheroes Social Skills program was conducted. Three participants with ASD and one participant without a diagnosis participated in a 4-week intervention in which three target social skills were taught. Participants were first exposed to only the video-based elements of intervention, followed by participation in the full curriculum. Results of the study indicated that exposure to video elements often resulted in limited increases in skill accuracy, but the largest increases were observed during training with the full curriculum. Limitations and future directions are discussed with respect to multicomponent interventions for individuals with ASD.

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Utilization of Superheroes Social Skills to Reduce Disruptive and Aggressive Behavior

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Visual representation of COVID-19 in Children‘s Literature: A Semiotic Analysis

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