Social skills in late childhood and their influence on coping with stress
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Hendrie Kupczyszyn, Karina Noelia
Oros, Laura
Abstract / Description
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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social skills coping childhoodPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2021-06-30
Journal title
Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
Volume
15
Issue
1
Page numbers
105–118
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
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peerReviewed
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Hendrie Kupczyszyn, K. N., & Oros, L. (2021). Social skills in late childhood and their influence on coping with stress. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 15(1), 105-118. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.4323
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Hendrie Kupczyszyn, Karina Noelia
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Oros, Laura
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Date of first publication2021-06-30
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Abstract / DescriptionThe 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.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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CitationHendrie Kupczyszyn, K. N., & Oros, L. (2021). Social skills in late childhood and their influence on coping with stress. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 15(1), 105-118. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.4323en_US
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ISSN1981-6472
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5395
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5999
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.4323
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Keyword(s)social skillsen_US
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Keyword(s)copingen_US
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Keyword(s)childhooden_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleSocial skills in late childhood and their influence on coping with stressen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
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Page numbers105–118
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Volume15
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