Social Skills and Academic Integration of College Students

Authors

  • Adriana Benevides Soares UNIVERSO
  • Luciana Mourão UNIVERSO
  • Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos Santos USF
  • Thatiana Valory dos Santos Mello UNESA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v19i2.31663

Keywords:

academic experience, social skills, undergraduate students

Abstract

The study aimed to describe the students regarding social skills and academic integration, discussing
the correlation between these variables and comparing possible differences by gender and course. The
sample was composed of 202 undergraduates from two different courses, ranging from 16 to 49 years
(M = 22.84; SD = 5.92), of which 75.6% (n =146) were male. They responded to three instruments:
Questionário de Vivência Acadêmica - reduzido, Escala de Avaliação da Vida Acadêmica and
Inventário de Habilidades Sociais. Results showed intermediate levels of academic integration and
social skills and correlations with low magnitude between these variables. Differences between
courses and gender were identified. The findings are discussed based on the literature, and new
investigations are suggested.

Author Biographies

Adriana Benevides Soares, UNIVERSO

Doutora pela Universidade de Paris XI Professora titular da UNIVERSO, professora Adjunta da UERJ

Luciana Mourão, UNIVERSO

Doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade de Brasília. Docente da Universidade Salgado de Oliveira

Acácia Aparecida Angeli dos Santos, USF

Doutora em Psicologia Escolar e do Desenvolvimento Humano pela Universidade de São Paulo. Docente da Universidade São Francisco. 

Thatiana Valory dos Santos Mello, UNESA

Mestre em Psicologia pela Universidade Salgado de Oliveira. Docente da Universidade Estácio de Sá.

 

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Published

2016-10-11

How to Cite

Soares, A. B., Mourão, L., dos Santos, A. A. A., & Mello, T. V. dos S. (2016). Social Skills and Academic Integration of College Students. Interação Em Psicologia, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v19i2.31663

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Research Reports

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