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CARNEIRO, Rachel Shimba  y  FALCONE, Eliane Falcone. Avaliação de um programa de promoção de habilidades sociais para idosos. Aná. Psicológica [online]. 2016, vol.34, n.3, pp.279-291. ISSN 0870-8231.  https://doi.org/10.14417/ap.960.

Evidence in the literature point to the importance of quality in social relationships, but do not provide enough data that indicates how to assist the elderly to become socially competent. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a Program to Promotion Social Skills for the Elderly. The research had the participation of 40 students at the University of the Third Age. The experimental group included 20 people with ages between 62-83 years (M=69.4; SD=6.05) and the control group had 20 elderly with ages between 60-74 years (M=67.1; SD=4.61). Social skills were checked before and after intervention with follow-up through a measure of self-report and performance through role play situations. The results showed significant improvement in social performance of the participants in the experimental group compared to the control group, in contexts involving conflict of interest. Intragroup analysis also confirmed an improvement in the capacity to handle interpersonal situations that require the affirmation and defense of rights. These results find that the created program promoted assertive skills, previously identified in the literature as deficient in the elderly people.

Palabras clave : Elderly; Program to promotion social skills; Social performance.

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