Social Skills Training (SST) for Students Facing Social Vulnerability

This study aimed to promote a social skills training for elementary school students though a psychoeducational model. The research aimed to identify the effects of a Social Skills Training (SST) on social skills, behavioral problems and academic performance of fifth graders in primary school aged fr...

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Authors: Souza, Marisangela Siqueira de, Soares, Adriana Benevides, Freitas, Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2019
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM)
Repository:Psicologia (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Online)
Language:Portuguese
English
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.editorarevistas.mackenzie.br:article/11637
Online Access:http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/11637
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:treinamento
habilidades sociais
alunos
vulnerabilidade social
ensino fundamental
entrenamiento
habilidades sociales
alumnos
vulnerabilidad social
enseñanza fundamental
training
social skills
students
social vulnerability
elementary school
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Summary:This study aimed to promote a social skills training for elementary school students though a psychoeducational model. The research aimed to identify the effects of a Social Skills Training (SST) on social skills, behavioral problems and academic performance of fifth graders in primary school aged from 10 to 13 years old (M = 10.3; DP = 1.5), 26 girls and 25 boys, living and studying in a social vulnerability area in Rio de Janeiro. The sample was divided into Intervention Group (IG) and Control Group (CG). The SST was applied into 10 sessions to work the skills of: civility, self-control, assertiveness and academic skills. The Social Skill Rating System (SSRS) and the School Performance Test (SPT) were used as instruments. The obtained results showed positive gains for the majority of the students participating in the intervention and higher IG scores compared to the CG for all variables.

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