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GALINDO, Clívia et al. Social skills and self-esteem of adolescents of institutional care. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2023, vol.24, n.2, pp.524-536.  Epub 31-Oct-2023. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/23psd240209.

Adolescents in foster care are at greater risk of compromising social development. The study of social skills and associated individual factors allows the identification of deficits, resources and factors related to social development in this group. In this sense, the study aimed to describe the total repertoire and classes of social skills (empathy, self-control, civility, assertiveness, affective approach and social resourcefulness) of adolescents in care services and to verify the association of these skills with self-esteem and sociodemographic factors (gender and age). This is a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study carried out in the city of Recife. The sample was census, totaling 53 adolescents. The collection instrument consisted of the Social Skills Inventory for Adolescents (IHSA-Del Prette), Rosenberg scale for self-esteem and questions related to gender and age. Absolute and relative frequencies, mean and standard deviation described the study participants. T-test and chi-square test were used to assess associations, with a significance level of p≤0.05. In the total score of social skills, the majority (69.7%) had a satisfactory repertoire, and just over half, low or medium difficulty (50.9%). Only in social resourcefulness (71.7%) and civility (52.8%) did the majority present a deficient repertoire. Low self-esteem was related to deficits in assertiveness (p=0.00), social resourcefulness (p=0.02) and self-control (p=0.04) and greater difficulty in self-control (p=0.04). Younger adolescents had greater difficulty in assertiveness (p=0.02). These findings suggest that, despite the complexity of these adolescents' life histories, there are factors that favor the development of social skills.

Palabras clave : Social skills; Social Competence; Self Concept; Adolescent; Adolescent Institutionalized.

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