Evaluation of Social Skills Training with college students and recently graduates

Authors

  • Alessandra Turini Bolsoni-Silva UNESP
  • Vanessa Barbosa Romera Leme USP
  • Anne Midori Abe de Lima UNESP
  • Florêncio Mariano da Costa-Júnior Unesp
  • Marta Regina Gonçalves Correia Unesp

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v13i2.13597

Keywords:

social skills training, college students, psychological intervention, prevention

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of a social skills training, through pré and post-test evaluation measurements, in a group of college students and/or recent graduates who showed interpersonal complaints. Fifteen college students and three recent graduates, who came to the Center for Applied Psychology in a public university, participated in the training. The program consisted of a series of 20 weekly group-encounters over the academic year, and each session was two hours long; six intervention groups were conducted with an average of three participants in each group. The IHS-Del-Prette was used as measurement instrument, and the data were treated through a non-parametric statistical test (Wilcoxon Test). The results indicated important acquisitions which led to the effectiveness of the intervention procedure. However, the results must be analyzed considering the small sample size, the use of oral reports as the main data source and also the absence of a control or follow-up group, which can be tested in future studies.

Keywords: social skills training; college students; psychological intervention; prevention.

Author Biographies

Alessandra Turini Bolsoni-Silva, UNESP

Depto de Psicologia, área clínica e desenvolvimento

Vanessa Barbosa Romera Leme, USP

Doutoranda USP - Ribeirão Preto

Anne Midori Abe de Lima, UNESP

Psicóloga

Florêncio Mariano da Costa-Júnior, Unesp

Mestrando Unesp - Bauru

Marta Regina Gonçalves Correia, Unesp

Mestre - Unesp - Bauru

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Bolsoni-Silva, A. T., Leme, V. B. R., de Lima, A. M. A., da Costa-Júnior, F. M., & Correia, M. R. G. (2009). Evaluation of Social Skills Training with college students and recently graduates. Interação Em Psicologia, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v13i2.13597

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2009)

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