Poor social skills are a vulnerability factor in the development of psychosocial problems

By Chris Segrin, J. Flora. 2000

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Preference for Online Social Interaction (2003, unknown): “…relationship between loneliness and both self- and observer-ratings of one’s social skill (Jones, 1982; Jones, Hobbs, & Hockenbury, 1982; Prisbell, 1988; Riggio, Throckmorton, & DePaola, 1990; Segrin, 1993, 1996, 2000; Segrin & Flora, 2000; Spitzberg & Canary, 1985; Spitzberg & Hurt, 1987).”
A Meta-Analysis of Classroom-Wide Interventions to Build Social Skills: Do They Work? (2011, background): “…social skills were related to both academic performance and behavior problems (McLelland, Morrison & Holmes, 2000; Osofsky & Osofsky, 2001; Segrin & Flora, 2000; Wentzel, 1991), and social responsibility, peer relationships, and self-regulatory processes among adolescents were…”
The Relationships among Attachment Style, Personality Traits, Interpersonal Competency, and Facebook Use (2012, background): “Deficits in social skills, have been connected to psychosocial problems (Segrin & Flora, 2000), depression and anxiety, and lower levels of relational satisfaction (Hargie & Dickson, 2006).”
The role of gratitude in the development of social support, stress, and depression : two longitudinal studies (2008, unknown): “…or no social support networks, and (3) generally exhibit considerable changes in levels of mental health during the first term, with many people finding the experience rewarding and pleasing and others highly stressful and depressing (e.g. Brissette, Scheier, & Carver, 2002; Segrin & Flora, 2000).”
Internet Use and Well-Being Among College Students: Beyond Frequency of Use (2007, background): “…and less family cohesion. because depressed and socially anxious individuals tend to hold negative perceptions of their own social competence (segrin & Flora, 2000), using the internet allows them to interact without the pressure of face-to-face interactions (Caplan, 2003). subsequently,…”
A Social Skill Account of Problematic Internet Use (2005, background): “…proposed the social-skills-deficit vulnerability hypothesis, which argues that an individual’s psychosocial well-being is threatened by a lack of interpersonal competence (Lewinsohn, Mischel, Chaplin, & Barton, 1980; Segrin, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996; Segrin & Flora, 2000; Youngren & Lewinsohn, 1980).”
Loneliness, Gender, and Parasocial Interaction: A Uses and Gratifications Approach (2008, unknown): “…with social skills, including interpersonal decoding skills, communication competence, and social attractiveness (Bell & Daly, 1985; Bell & Roloff, 1991; Reinking & Bell, 1991; Segrin & Flora, 2000; Wanzer, Booth-Butterfield, & Butterfield, 1996; Zakahi & Duran, 1982, 1985; Zakahi & Goss, 1995).”