Abstract
In order to examine the generalization effects of social skills training (SST) and the effectiveness of peer helpers in increasing the social skills of an aggressive preschool girl (4 years 8 months old) , the present study implemented a 2-component training: (a) coaching the target behavior in a training room and in natural free-play settings, and (b) participation of 3 peers in the training. The social skills training consisted of 16 sessions focusing on 3 target skills: entry skills, appropriate social interaction skills, and appropriate refusal skills. The results were as follows: (a) The girl improved her social entry skills, increased her positive responses to her peers, and decreased her negative social behavior. (b) During the training, she was not likely to initiate entry behaviors with the peer helpers, but she expanded her initiation skills to untrained peers between the termination of training and the follow-up. (c) None of the peer helpers appeared to interact constantly with her.
