title: Comprehensive Social Skills Taxonomy: Development and Application.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We developed a comprehensive social skills taxonomy based on archived children's social skill goal sheets, and we applied the taxonomy to 6,897 goals of children in 6 diagnostic categories to explore patterns related to diagnosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a grounded theory approach to code and analyze social skill goals and develop the taxonomy. Multivariate analysis of variance and Tukey post hoc honestly significant difference test were used to analyze differences in social skill needs among diagnostic groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We developed a taxonomy of 7 social skill constructs or categories, descriptions, and behavioral indicators. The 7 social skill categories were reflected across 6 diagnostic groups, and differences in social skill needs among groups were identified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This comprehensive taxonomy of social skills can be useful in developing research-based individual, group, or institutional programming to improve social skills.
authors.affiliation: Nancy A. Kauffman, EdM, OTR/L, is Private Practitioner, Newtown Square, PA; nancykauffman@verizon.net.
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kauffman
authors.affiliation: Moya Kinnealey, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Faculty Emeritus, Occupational Therapy Program, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; moya.kinnealey@temple.edu.
authors.forename: Moya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinnealey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology*; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002965:Classification; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D000068356:Self-Control / Q000523:psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D066107:Social Skills