Social skills in late childhood and their influence on coping with stress

Q2 Social Sciences

Interpersona Pub Date : 2021-05-27 DOI:10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4869

Karina Noelia Hendrie Kupczysyzn, L. Oros

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Abstract

The present study aims to describe social skills in the late childhood and to analyze the ways in which they influence the ability to cope with stress. Social skills are defined as specific and necessary social dexterities to adequately perform an interpersonal task. They allow the expression of feelings, desires, attitudes, opinions and rights in an appropriate way. Therefore, they are of great value when it comes to strengthening relationships, adjusting to environmental demands and selecting adaptive strategies to cope with stress. An empirical, quantitative, ex post facto study was conducted with a sample of 223 children of both sexes, between 9 and 12 years old (M = 10.61, SD = 1.10), from the provinces of Chaco and Misiones, Argentina. The measuring instruments used in this research were the Argentine Coping Questionnaire for Children and the Appropriate Social Skills Subscale of Matson, validated in Argentina. The results showed the presence of a moderately high level of social skills in children, without differences due to gender or age. Through multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) analysis, a significant influence of social skills on coping with stress was observed. Children who obtained high scores in measurements of social skills showed also high scores in logical analysis, cognitive restructuring, proactive problem-solving, a propensity to seek advice and support, and lower values of emotional release.

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儿童后期的社会技能及其对应对压力的影响

本研究旨在描述儿童后期的社会技能，并分析其影响应对压力能力的方式。社交技能被定义为充分完成人际交往任务所需的特定和必要的社交技巧。它们允许以适当的方式表达感情、愿望、态度、意见和权利。因此，当涉及到加强人际关系，适应环境需求和选择适应性策略来应对压力时，它们具有很大的价值。对来自阿根廷查科省和米西奥内斯省的223名9至12岁的男女儿童(M = 10.61, SD = 1.10)进行了实证、定量和事后研究。本研究使用的测量工具是阿根廷儿童应对问卷和阿根廷验证的Matson适当社会技能量表。结果显示，儿童的社交技能水平中等，没有性别或年龄的差异。通过多变量方差分析(MANOVA)，我们观察到社交技能对应对压力的显著影响。在社交技能测试中得分较高的儿童在逻辑分析、认知重构、主动解决问题、寻求建议和支持的倾向以及情绪释放方面得分也较高。

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Interpersona Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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38 weeks

期刊介绍： 1) Interpersona aims at promoting scholarship in the field of interpersonal relationships based on different methodologies and stemming from several disciplines, including Psychology, Family Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Studies, Economics, Management Science, Biology, Health Sciences, History, and others. Interpersona aims at contributing to the collective construction of an Interpersonal Relationship Science. 2) Manuscripts examining a wide range of relationships, including close or intimate relationships and weak or temporary ties, are welcome. Some examples are indicated below: Biology - Biological foundations of human relationships: physiological and neurobiological phenomena related to interpersonal interactions. The evolutionary foundations of interpersonal relationships including comparative and animal studies of social interactions. Psychology and Family Studies: close or intimate relations including romantic relationships, family relationships and friendship. Family relationships encompass spouses, parents and children, siblings, and other relations among nuclear and extended family members.[...] 3) In addition to original empirical (qualitative or quantitative) research, theoretical or methodological contributions, integrative reviews, meta-analyses, comparative or historical studies, and critical assessments of the status of the field are welcome as submissions. 4) Interpersona is a totally free access journal and readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles without any charge. All papers are peer-reviewed by members of the editorial board or ad-hoc reviewers under the supervision of an editor. [...] 5) All Interpersona content is available in full text with no charge. All submitted papers are reviewed by at least two referees before being accepted for publication.