O desenvolvimento das habilidades sociais em idosos e sua relação na satisfação com a vida

Abstract

ISSN (versão eletrônica): 1678-4669 AbstractDevelopment of social skills in elderly and its relation to the satisfaction with life. Current studies suggest to the importance of quality in social relationships for the physical, psychological and social well-being in the third age, but they don't provide enough data that indicates how to assist the elderly to become socially competent, that is, how to develop social skills in the third age. A method that has been recurrently used to teach social skills for different populations is the Social Skills Training. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a Social Skills Program for the Elderly in the increase of the repertoire of social skills as well as of the satisfaction with life of 40 elderly people. Social skills were evaluated before and after the intervention, through role play in seven social situations and satisfaction with life through the Life Satisfaction Scale. The present study found positive changes among the experimental group as the development of assertive skills.

Social Skills Inventory for Caregivers of Elderly Family Members (SSI-CE): Relations with Indicators of Psycholgical Wellbeing

“…As expected, and in support of our hypotheses, caregivers' social skills scores were associated with indicators of their mental health (Carneiro & Falcone, 2013;Carneiro et al, 2007;Del Prette & Del Prette, 2013;Muela et al, 2001;Pinto & Barham, 2014;Robinson, 1990).…”

“…However, additional evidence is still needed, to verify other aspects of the validity of this instrument. In the present study, evidence of convergent validity was used to further examine the construct validity of the HIS-CE, by examining associations between people's social skills and other variables, namely quality of life, dyadic relationship quality (which has two subscales: Positive Interaction and Confl icts), burden and depressive symptoms (Braz et al, 2011;Carneiro & Falcone, 2013;Carneiro et al, 2007;Franzmann et al, 2014;Muela et al, 2001;Pinto & Barham, 2014;Robinson, 1990).…”

Avaliação das habilidades sociais em adultos idosos e adultos

“…Já, com a população adulta idosa, os estudos são escassos e as HS tem sido relacionadas à qualidade de vida, ao apoio social e à depressão, indicando que as defi ciências em tais habilidades podem constituir um fator de vulnerabilidade para a baixa qualidade de vida (Carneiro & Falcone, 2013;Carneiro et al, 2007).…”

“…Considerando que as HS podem estar associada à saúde mental, a um bom relacionamento interpessoal e à qualidade de vida (Angélico et al, 2012;Braz et al, 2011;Carneiro & Falcone, 2013;Carneiro et al, 2007;Guilland & Monteiro, 2010;Neri & Vieira, 2013;Pinto & Barham, 2014), o objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar o repertório de HS em adultos idosos e adultos e verifi car se adultos idosos, especialmente as faixas etárias mais velhas, apresentavam um repertório menos desenvolvido em HS quando comparados com adultos não idosos.…”

Associations between social skills and burnout dimensions in medical residents

“…Empirical studies have shown that a satisfactory repertoire of social skills has a positive impact on the quality of social relationships, contributing to a more effective adaption at different stages of human development (Carneiro & Falcone, 2013;Cia & Barham, 2009;Hohendorff, Couto, & Prati, 2013;Soares, Francischetto, Peçanha, Miranda, & Dutra, 2013). According to Del Prette and Del Prette (2013), social skills can be defined as different classes of behaviors in the individuals' repertoire contributing to socially competent performance, which implies functionality and consistency between the individual's thoughts and feelings.…”