Wednesday, February 14, 2024
1:00 PM–1:50 PM CST
- PMD: 4,9
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Poster Session 6: Promoting Social and Emotional Development
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- learn about the benefits of group interventions in supporting peer relationships;
- learn about an evidence-based, small-group positive psychology intervention for middle school students;
- understand student ratings of social support provided by person pre/post, 6-month, and 1-year follow-up assessments; and
- learn about students’ perceived social benefits of participating in a group intervention.
Description
Participants will learn about a positive psychology group intervention that has secondary benefits of improving peer relationship satisfaction for middle school students, which contributes to global life satisfaction appraisals.
Presenter(s)
Austin Cole, University of South Florida
Jenna Barnes, University of South Florida
Camryn I. Legra, University of South Florida
Shannon M. Suldo, PhD, University of South Florida
Contributor(s)
Sarah A. Fefer, Kristen Mahony, Jacqueline S. Blass, Sarah M. Kiefer
