TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and Evaluation of the Disinhibited Social Engagement Scale (DSES)
T2 - a Tool for Assessment and Guide for Counseling Practice
AU - Liu, Yanhong
AU - Tan, Tony Xing
AU - Li, Dan
AU - Xu, Yanqing
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - Disinhibited social engagement (DSE) has been highlighted as a salient issue impacting children from various life situations, such as adoption, foster care, and maltreatment. In tackling the twofold gap on knowledge and measurement of DSE, we developed the Disinhibited Social Engagement Scale (DSES) using parents of 88 internationally adopted children in the U.S. The final DSES is comprised of three evident factors: social discrimination and selectivity, physical and verbal closeness, and friendliness level. Findings of the study provide insights for counselors working with at-risk youth for DSE, including practical implications for assessment and counseling practice. The study also sheds light on future research directions.
AB - Disinhibited social engagement (DSE) has been highlighted as a salient issue impacting children from various life situations, such as adoption, foster care, and maltreatment. In tackling the twofold gap on knowledge and measurement of DSE, we developed the Disinhibited Social Engagement Scale (DSES) using parents of 88 internationally adopted children in the U.S. The final DSES is comprised of three evident factors: social discrimination and selectivity, physical and verbal closeness, and friendliness level. Findings of the study provide insights for counselors working with at-risk youth for DSE, including practical implications for assessment and counseling practice. The study also sheds light on future research directions.
KW - Adopted children
KW - Attachment
KW - Counseling
KW - Disinhibited social engagement
KW - Exploratory factor analysis
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U2 - 10.1007/s10447-019-09389-3
DO - 10.1007/s10447-019-09389-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85067796134
SN - 0165-0653
VL - 42
SP - 112
EP - 128
JO - International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
JF - International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
IS - 1
ER -