Contributions of social skills training to the socio-emotional development of children and adolescents: parental meanings
Abstract Objective This qualitative study aimed to understand parental meanings about the contribution of social skills training to the socioemotional development of their children. Method Semi-structured online interviews were conducted one to two years after the intervention with eight mothers a...
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| description | Abstract Objective This qualitative study aimed to understand parental meanings about the contribution of social skills training to the socioemotional development of their children. Method Semi-structured online interviews were conducted one to two years after the intervention with eight mothers and one father whose children, aged eight to 14, participated in a social skills training at a university in southern Brazil. The interviews were subjected to thematic analysis, prepared with the help of the webQDA software. Results Two categories emerged: Understanding social skills from the parents’ perspective and Repercussions of the experience of participating in social skills training for the child and for the parent-child relationship, analyzed based on the Bioecological Theory. Parents reported that their children learned skills on how to make friends, empathy, civility, self-control, emotional expressiveness, assertiveness and problem-solving. Conclusion For parents, social skills training favored the socioemotional development of their children, contributing to self-knowledge and social interactions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-db2aa701230b453fb4ec0ba4afe67c5d2025-08-20T03:07:32ZengPontifícia Universidade Católica de CampinasEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas)1982-02752025-06-014210.1590/1982-0275202542e210175Contributions of social skills training to the socio-emotional development of children and adolescents: parental meaningsIsabella Goulart Bittencourthttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8367-9298Marina Menezeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8518-8684Abstract Objective This qualitative study aimed to understand parental meanings about the contribution of social skills training to the socioemotional development of their children. Method Semi-structured online interviews were conducted one to two years after the intervention with eight mothers and one father whose children, aged eight to 14, participated in a social skills training at a university in southern Brazil. The interviews were subjected to thematic analysis, prepared with the help of the webQDA software. Results Two categories emerged: Understanding social skills from the parents’ perspective and Repercussions of the experience of participating in social skills training for the child and for the parent-child relationship, analyzed based on the Bioecological Theory. Parents reported that their children learned skills on how to make friends, empathy, civility, self-control, emotional expressiveness, assertiveness and problem-solving. Conclusion For parents, social skills training favored the socioemotional development of their children, contributing to self-knowledge and social interactions.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2025000103204&lng=en&tlng=enChild developmentParentsQualitative researchSocial skills |
| spellingShingle | Isabella Goulart Bittencourt Marina Menezes Contributions of social skills training to the socio-emotional development of children and adolescents: parental meanings Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) Child development Parents Qualitative research Social skills |
| title | Contributions of social skills training to the socio-emotional development of children and adolescents: parental meanings |
| title_full | Contributions of social skills training to the socio-emotional development of children and adolescents: parental meanings |
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| title_short | Contributions of social skills training to the socio-emotional development of children and adolescents: parental meanings |
| title_sort | contributions of social skills training to the socio emotional development of children and adolescents parental meanings |
| topic | Child development Parents Qualitative research Social skills |
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