Effect of Social Cognitive Skills Training (SCST) on Cognitive and Affective Theory of Mind in Adolescents

Title

Effect of Social Cognitive Skills Training (SCST) on Cognitive and Affective Theory of Mind in Adolescents

Creator

Jacob L.; Reddy J.

Description

Social cognitive skills training (SCST) in a therapeutic setup can result in more positive outcomes when incorporated with psychotherapy, especially among adolescents with minor social-cognitive impairments, and it may result in multifarious benefits to mitigate their social-cognitive dysfunction. This research focuses on the effect of SCST on the cognitive and affective theory of mind for adolescents with low social cognition. Quasi-experimental research with a pre-test-post-test design was used. Edinburgh Social Cognition test (ESCoT) was used for pre-and post-testing one week before and post-SCST training. The significant findings reveal a positive impact of SCST on the affective theory of mind and cognitive theory of mind in the experimental group. No significant changes were found in the control group (waitlisted). The results help validate the SCST module to improve an adolescents cognitive and affective theory of mind in social cognition. Further implications are discussed. 2024, Institute for Human Rehabilitation. All rights reserved.

Source

Human Research in Rehabilitation, Vol-14, No. 2, pp. 274-283.

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

Institute for Human Rehabilitation

Subject

adolescents; affective theory of mind; cognitive theory of mind; social cognition; Social cognitive skills training

Coverage

Jacob L., Christ University, Bengaluru, India; Reddy J., Christ University, Bengaluru, India

Rights

All Open Access; Gold Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 22329935

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.21554/HRR.092404

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