Social Skills Training (SST) for Students Facing Social Vulnerability

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Marisangela Siqueira de
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Soares, Adriana Benevides, Freitas, Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Psicologia (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/11637
• topic: treinamento; habilidades sociais; alunos; vulnerabilidade social; ensino fundamental; entrenamiento; habilidades sociales; alumnos; vulnerabilidad social; enseñanza fundamental; training; social skills; students; social vulnerability; elementary school

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.