Strengthening social skills: developing a social competence intervention for physical education using intervention mapping—protocol paper
IntroductionThe promotion of social competences using multi-method approaches is an understudied area in education and psychology. This study addresses the gap by developing and presenting a program to enhance social competences using theory-derived program and assessment designs.Materials and equip...
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| description | IntroductionThe promotion of social competences using multi-method approaches is an understudied area in education and psychology. This study addresses the gap by developing and presenting a program to enhance social competences using theory-derived program and assessment designs.Materials and equipmentBartholomew’s Intervention Mapping (IM) approach, initially used for health promotion, was innovatively applied to a psychological and educational context. The development process and implementation challenges are presented in this article.MethodsThe six-step IM process was adapted to create a comprehensive program design that models social behavior, specifically for Physical Education in schools. The program targets perceptive-cognitive, emotional-motivational, and behavioral components of social competence, along the social competence model by Kanning. Results on effect sizes have yet to be calculated.DiscussionThe IM process was time-consuming and extensive but provided a systematic structure, methodological quality, and traceability of effects. Future adaptations of this program could include extensions to different situational contexts and specific need groups, such as classes with a history of bullying or psychological conditions. This study contributes valuable insights into using the IM approach for promoting behavioral change in a systematic and evidence-based manner. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-194b5dda26f34b46927d8cf2a6673efc2025-08-20T03:01:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-02-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.14849431484943Strengthening social skills: developing a social competence intervention for physical education using intervention mapping—protocol paperIris Schüller0V. Vanessa Wergin1Filip Mess2Sport and Health Didactics, Department Health and Sport Sciences, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyFaculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaSport and Health Didactics, Department Health and Sport Sciences, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyIntroductionThe promotion of social competences using multi-method approaches is an understudied area in education and psychology. This study addresses the gap by developing and presenting a program to enhance social competences using theory-derived program and assessment designs.Materials and equipmentBartholomew’s Intervention Mapping (IM) approach, initially used for health promotion, was innovatively applied to a psychological and educational context. The development process and implementation challenges are presented in this article.MethodsThe six-step IM process was adapted to create a comprehensive program design that models social behavior, specifically for Physical Education in schools. The program targets perceptive-cognitive, emotional-motivational, and behavioral components of social competence, along the social competence model by Kanning. Results on effect sizes have yet to be calculated.DiscussionThe IM process was time-consuming and extensive but provided a systematic structure, methodological quality, and traceability of effects. Future adaptations of this program could include extensions to different situational contexts and specific need groups, such as classes with a history of bullying or psychological conditions. This study contributes valuable insights into using the IM approach for promoting behavioral change in a systematic and evidence-based manner.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1484943/fullsocial competenceconnectednesspersonality developmentmultilevel assessmentimplementationphysical education |
| spellingShingle | Iris Schüller V. Vanessa Wergin Filip Mess Strengthening social skills: developing a social competence intervention for physical education using intervention mapping—protocol paper Frontiers in Psychology social competence connectedness personality development multilevel assessment implementation physical education |
| title | Strengthening social skills: developing a social competence intervention for physical education using intervention mapping—protocol paper |
| title_full | Strengthening social skills: developing a social competence intervention for physical education using intervention mapping—protocol paper |
| title_fullStr | Strengthening social skills: developing a social competence intervention for physical education using intervention mapping—protocol paper |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strengthening social skills: developing a social competence intervention for physical education using intervention mapping—protocol paper |
| title_short | Strengthening social skills: developing a social competence intervention for physical education using intervention mapping—protocol paper |
| title_sort | strengthening social skills developing a social competence intervention for physical education using intervention mapping protocol paper |
| topic | social competence connectedness personality development multilevel assessment implementation physical education |
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