THE CURRENT AND FUTURE OUTCOMES OF INTERPERSONAL SOCIAL INTERACTIONS - THE VIEWS OF STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL-DISORDERS

We examined the views of students with behavioral disorders (BD) regar ding the current and future outcomes of interpersonal social interacti ons. A comparative analysis of 60 students with BD and 60 students wit hout BD across positive and negative interpersonal problems with teach ers and peers was conducted. In general, there were no significant dif ferences in the views of students with and without BD regarding the cu rrent and future outcomes of positive interpersonal social interaction s. However, there were significant differences in the views of student s with and without BD regarding the current and future outcomes of neg ative interpersonal social interactions. Students with BD were more li kely to support the proposition that students who have negative interp ersonal social interactions would experience less negative future outc omes than were students without BD. Research needs are discussed.