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https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.55007
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2019
82 pages
Doctoral Dissertation
Academic theses
Text
eng
Smith, Lourdes G
DiGangi, Samuel
Bryce, Crystal
Barnett, Juliet
Arizona State University
Doctoral Dissertation Educational Psychology 2019
Social skill impairments and executive dysfunctions caused by epilepsy adversely affect the social, psychological, and cognitive wellbeing of children and their families. <br/><br/>Studies show that children with epilepsy are exposed to social, emotional, academic, personality, and behavioral problems when compared to healthy peers. This study focused on identifying the gaps between social skills and executive functioning among children with PCDH-19. <br/><br/>The researcher relied on the responses from the sampled population to create reliable findings, discussions, conclusions, and recommendations for this project. The study used quantitative design and self-report approach whereby the participants completed survey that was comprised of various rating scales. The study sample consisted of 25 participants. Results demonstrated a close correlation between social skills and executive functions among the children with PCDH-19 epilepsy. SSIS assessment indicated that children exhibited problems in social skills, academic competence, and behaviors. BRIEF-2 rating showed planning, attention, problem-solving, cognitive and emotional problems. The findings exhibited that the significant challenges encountered by girls with PCDH-19 include low levels of social competence which affect decision making in friendships, communicating, and interaction.<br/><br/>Keywords: social skills, executive functioning, PCDH-19, epilepsy, seizures, social assessment, cognitive measurement
Educational Psychology
Executive Functioning
PCDH-19
Social Skills
Social Skills and Executive Functioning in Children with PCDH-19