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Interrelationships Among Decentering
and Behavioral Ratings in a Therapeutic
Camp Setting
Keller, H. R., et-al
Journal of Genetic Psychology, 129.1
()113-120
Purpose:
Examine how role taking skills and interpersonal
skills are related. Assess the impact, of
a therapeutic program designed to modify
problem behaviors on decentering.
Sample:
23 children, ages 10-13, labeled as emotionally
disturbed, attending a 7-week residential
camp program designed to modify behavior
problems. 14 children involved in a summer
remedial education program served as a control
group.
Methods/Instruments:
Pre-, post- test, Feffer's Role Taking
Task (RTT) using 4 cards from Children's
Apperception Test (CAT-Human Figures),
33-item behavior checklist, sociometric
ratings by counselors and peers, final evaluations
(18-item list).
Results:
- No significant differences between experimental
and control group pre-tests.
- No significant change in decentering
for either experimental or control group
in post-tests.
- Significant correlation between behavior
checklist, Role Taking Task and social
effectiveness.
- No other significant correlations found.
- "...failed to demonstrate that
decentering could be altered as a result
of an intense socialization experience."
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