Social skills training: Evaluation of an interpersonal professional development program for undergraduates of exact sciences courses

Authors

  • Daniele Carolina Lopes Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos - SP
  • Denise Dascanio Unip, Bauru - SP
  • Bárbara Carvalho Ferreira Faculdade Integradas Pitágoras, Montes Claros, MG
  • Zilda Aparecida Pereira Del Prette Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos - SP
  • Almir Del Prette Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos - SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v21i1.36210

Keywords:

Social skills training, work relationship, undergraduates, exact sciences careers

Abstract

The importance of interpersonal work relationships has brought new demands for the professional
development of college students, specifically, in relation to the teaching and development
of interpersonal skills coupled with academic and technical skills. This study evaluated a
social skills training program with students from Exact Sciences careers. Participants were 35
undergraduates, 23 males and 12 females, distributed in three different groups of consecutive
interventions. The students were evaluated with Social Skills Inventory (IHS) before, in a intermediate
session, immediately after and three months after the intervention program. The
analysis in group and individually showed significant acquisitions in social skills and their
maintenance, especially in the total score and F1 - Self-affirmation when coping with risk and
F4 - Exposure of self with strangers and in new situations subscales of social skills. These results
indicated the efficiency and effectiveness of an interpersonal professional development
program for undergraduates in transition to labor market and suggest new research questions.

Author Biographies

Daniele Carolina Lopes, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos - SP

Psicóloga, mestre em Educação Especial e doutora em Psicologia. Atualmente professora do departamento de Psicologia da Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

Denise Dascanio, Unip, Bauru - SP

Psicóloga, mestre em Psicologia do desenvolvimento e aprendizagem e doutora em Psicologia. Atualmente professora da Unip - Bauru.

Bárbara Carvalho Ferreira, Faculdade Integradas Pitágoras, Montes Claros, MG

Psicóloga, mestre em Educação Especial e doutora em Psicologia. Atualmente professora do departamento de Psicologia da Faculdade Integradas Pitágoras.

Zilda Aparecida Pereira Del Prette, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos - SP

Psicóloga, mestre em Psicologia social e doutora em Psicologia experimental. Professora titular do Departamento de Psicologia e vinculada ao Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Almir Del Prette, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos - SP

Psicólogo, mestre em Psicologia e doutorado em Psicologia experimental. Professor titular do Departamento de Psicologia e vinculado ao Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia,  Universidade Federal de São Carlos

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Published

2017-07-11

How to Cite

Lopes, D. C., Dascanio, D., Ferreira, B. C., Del Prette, Z. A. P., & Del Prette, A. (2017). Social skills training: Evaluation of an interpersonal professional development program for undergraduates of exact sciences courses. Interação Em Psicologia, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v21i1.36210

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Research Reports

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