title: Investigating a Proposed Model of Social Competence in Children With Traumatic Brain Injuries.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of the current study was to test a proposed model of social competence for children who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). We hypothesized that both peer and teacher reports of social behavior would mediate the relation between intraindividual characteristics (e.g., executive function) and peer acceptance.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were 52 children with TBI (M age = 10.29; M time after injury: 2.46 years). Severity of TBI ranged from complicated mild to severe. Classroom and laboratory measures were used to assess executive function, social behavior, and peer acceptance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analyses revealed that peer reports of social behavior were a better mediator than teacher reports of the associations between executive function, social behaviors, and peer acceptance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results underscore the importance of including peer reports of social behavior when developing interventions designed to improve the social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of children with TBI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, sfitt@umd.edu.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heverly-Fitt
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland.
authors.forename: Kenneth H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.affiliation: Program in Neuroscience and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, and Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: H Gerry
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stancin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gerhardt
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vannatta
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Science and Neuroscience Center, Brigham Young University, and.
authors.forename: Erin D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Bigler
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, and the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute.
authors.forename: Keith Owen
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Yeates
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010379:Peer Group; D012929:Psychological Distance; D012919:Social Behavior; D066107:Social Skills
keywords: psychosocial functioning; school functioning; social skills and development