Social skills are the basis of human interactions and functioning in society. Social
competence (SC) is thought to evolve gradually during childhood and adolescence via the …

Despite significant advances in the field of social neuroscience, much remains to be
understood regarding the development and maintenance of social skills across the life span …

Social competence refers to the ability to engage in meaningful interactions with others. It is
a crucial skill potentially malleable to interventions. Nevertheless, it remains difficult to select …

The emergence of multidimensional theoretical paradigms is essential for gaining a fuller
understanding of social function in the context of child development, and in particular for …

Our understanding of children's social competence has increased tremendously over the
past two decades. There is increasing evidence to suggest that social–cognitive …

Social skills and social competence are key transdiagnostic processes in developmental
psychopathology and are the focus of an array of clinical interventions. In this Evidence …

This chapter examines how social skills in the behavioral, social-cognitive, and emotional
domains are associated with indicators of social competence during the preschool years …

Analyzes social competence, an often used yet elusive concept. Although complex, it need
not be incomprehensible or unwieldy. Child and adolescent clients often engage in …

In this chapter, we explore the ways in which social competence has been defined.
Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral factors associated with social competence are …

Recent progress in understanding skills and impairments in s... : Current Opinion in
Pediatrics Recent progress in understanding skills and impairments in social cognition …