Table 2.

Social behavior rating form

Prosocial peer interactions (alpha=0.83)

How much did he/she compliment/praise/applaud his/her peers?

How much did he/she offer help or assistance to peers when needed?

How much did he/she invite peers to play/interact?

How much did he/she stand up for the rights of peers, defend a peer in trouble?

How much is he/she sought out by peers to join activities, everyone likes to be with?

How much was he/she sensitive to feelings of peers (empathy, sympathy)?

Assertiveness (alpha=0.74)

How much did he/she initiate conversations with others?

How much does he/she question unfair rules appropriately?

How much did he/she express feelings when wronged?

How much did he/she appear confident?

Self-management (alpha=0.78)

How much did he/she remain calm when problems arose?

How much did he/she compromise with others when appropriate?

How much did he/she accept criticism/feedback from others appropriately?

How much did he/she cooperate with others?

Compliance (alpha=0.79)

How much did he/she participate in the ongoing activity?

How much did he/she follow rules and accept imposed limits?

How much did he/she ignore distractions during the ongoing activity?

Physical aggression

How much did he/she physically hurt others?

Relational aggression

How much did he/she say or do non-physically harmful things (e.g., eye rolling, exclusion) to hurt others?

Note. Positive peer interactions, assertiveness, self-management, and compliance items were adapted from Caldarella & Merrell (1997). All items were rated from (1) not at all to 5 (very much).