Social Kills of Undergraduates Without Mental Disorders: Academic and Socio-Demographic Variables

Bolsoni-Silva, Alessandra Turini; Loureiro, Sonia Regina

doi:10.1590/1413-82712015200307

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ARTIGOS • Psico-USF 20 (3) • Sep-Dec 2015 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-82712015200307 copy

Social Kills of Undergraduates Without Mental Disorders: Academic and Socio-Demographic Variables

Habilidades Sociais de Universitários sem Transtorno Mental: Variáveis Acadêmicas e Sociodemográficas

Habilidades Sociales de Universitarios sin Trastorno Mental: Variables Académicas y Sociodemográficas

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Abstract

Literature shows a lack of studies regarding the influence of academic and socio-demographic characteristics in social skills of students without mental disorders. The aim of this work was to characterize and compare the social skills of university students without indicators of mental disorder, according to the academic and socio-demographic variables. The participants were 461 students from both genders and various areas, without mental disorders, based on the criteria of a structured clinical interview. Social skills were evaluated through the QHC-Universitários. Data was compared using statistical procedures. The students of full-time human science courses, those in the intermediate/final years and females were more skillful. The employed students from evening courses reported more skills in speaking in public, while living with other students seemed to promote more confrontation skills.

Keywords:
social skills; university; mental health; demographic data

QHC-Universitários Categories	Exact sciences	Human sciences
QHC-Universitários Categories	Average (standard deviation)		t**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Frequencies - Part 1
Expressing negative feelings	2.80 (2.32)	3.63 (2.36)	-3.738**
Making criticism	0.80 (0.92)	1.03 (0.95)	-2.564*
Taking criticism	2.83 (1.86)	3.57 (1.93)	-4.112**
Speaking in public	2.35 (1.20)	2.68 (1.04)	-7.383**
Presenting seminars	1.88 (1.10)	2.61 (1.02)	-3.197**
Factor 2 - expressiveness	6.44 (3.97)	8.23 (4.09)	-4.70**
Factor 3 - speaking in public	4.23 (1.82)	5.30 (1.71)	-6.43**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Characteristics - Part 2
Situations/subjects	21.80 (8.09)	23.71 (8.48)	-2.438*
Skillful behaviors	15.71 (5.48)	17.29 (5.23)	-3.144**
Negative feelings	11.94 (11.06)	14.7 (12.52)	-2.472*
Difficulties	19.30 (14.67)	22.8 (16.02)	-2.466**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Characteristic Items - Part 2
Expressing positive feelings - skillful behaviors	6.67 (3.54)	7.36 (3.50)	-2.075*
Expressing positive feelings - positive consequences	3.65 (1.15)	3.91 (0.93)	-2.697**
Expressing positive feelings - positive feelings	8.48 (4.33)	9.24 (3.98)	-1.959*
Expressing negative feelings - situations	2.42 (2.41)	3.22 (2.60)	-3.369**
Expressing negative feelings - skillful behaviors	0.93 (1.15)	1.21 (1.11)	-2.560**
Expressing negativef - negative feelings	1.66 (2.44)	2.36 (2.95)	-2.740**
Expressing opinions - positive feelings	6.20 (5.06)	4.99 (4.81)	2.593**
Expressing opinions - negative feelings	1.12 (1.88)	1.61 (2.33)	-2.445*
Making criticism - situations	3.98 (2.41)	4.53 (2.58)	-2.352*
Making criticism - negative feelings	1.39 (2.13)	2.05 (2.74)	-2.772**
Taking criticism - skillful behaviors	2.05 (1.34)	2.29 (1.32)	-1.966*
Presenting seminars - negative feelings	1.47 (1.47)	1.79 (1.49)	-2.314*

QHC-Universitários Categories	First two years	Intermediate/final years
QHC-Universitários Categories	Average (standard deviation)		t**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Frequencies - Part 1			t**
Presenting seminars	2.00 (1.11)	2.42 (1.10)	-4.104**
Factor 3 - speaking in public	4.40 (1.78)	5.02 (1.88)	-3.584**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Characteristics - Part 2			-3.584**
Unskillful behaviors	5.75 (3.65)	5.04 (3.53)	2.119*
Negative feelings	14.52 (13.07)	11.56 (9.90)	2.757**
Difficulties	22.72 (16.63)	18.73 (13.46)	2.843**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Characteristic Items - Part 2			2.843**
Having conversations - negative consequences	0.69 (1.12)	0.51 (0.89)	1.995*
Having conversations - negative feelings	2.58 (3.40)	1.94 (2.49)	2.337*
Opinions - negative feelings	1.58 (2.35)	1.05 (1.74)	2.763*
Making criticism - negative feelings	1.98 (2.71)	1.33 (2.03)	2.893**
Presenting seminars - situations	0.69 (0.73)	0.87 (0.76)	-2.596**
Presenting seminars - skillful behaviors	0.59 (0.76)	0.76 (0.80)	-2.347*
Presenting seminars - positive consequences	1.09 (0.63)	1.38 (0.62)	-4.842**
Presenting seminars - positive feelings	0.90 (1.10)	1.12 (1.17)	-2.055*
Speaking in public - situations	2.20 (1.09)	2.39 (1.03)	-1.921*
Speaking in public - skillful behaviors	1.84 (1.23)	2.18 (1.23)	-2.891**
Speaking in public - unskillful behaviors	1.56 (1.33)	1.20 (1.29)	2.941**
Speaking in public - positive consequences	3.01 (1.47)	3.40 (1.55)	-2.741**
Speaking in public - negative feelings	1.78 (1.72)	1.48 (1.58)	1.929**

QHC-Universitários Categories	Men	Women
QHC-Universitários Categories	Average (standard deviation)		t**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Frequencies - Part 1
Expressing negative feelings	2.85 (2.25)	3.57 (2.46)	-3.205**
Taking criticism	2.94 (1.88)	3.41 (1.95)	-2.607**
Presenting seminars	2.09 (1.12)	2.34 (1.11)	-2.388**
Factor 2 - confrontation	6.67 (3.90)	7.93 (4.27)	-3.261**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Characteristics - Part 2
Situations/subjects	21.83 (8.41)	23.62 (8.08)	-2.317*
Unskillful behaviors	4.80 (3.49)	6.18 (3.62)	-4.123**
Positive feelings	38.11 (20.14)	33.80 (17.88)	2.431**
Negative feelings	11.57 (11.26)	15.11 (12.15)	-3.199**
Difficulties	18.65 (14.59)	23.63 (15.88)	-3.456**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Characteristic Items - Part 2
Positive feelings - skillful behaviors	6.64 (3.62)	7.38 (3.40)	-2.268*
Positive feelings - positive consequences	3.67 (1.11)	3.88 (1.00)	-2.127*
Negative feelings - situations	2.41 (2.35)	3.22 (2.66)	-3.414**
Negative feelings - unskillful behaviors	0.95 (1.22)	1.36 (1.43)	-3.270**
Negative feelings - negative feelings	1.70 (2.52)	2.28 (2.87)	-2.268*
Expressing opinions - unskillful behaviors	0.34 (0.64)	0.48 (0.75)	-2.181*
Expressing opinions - positive feelings	6.32 (5.11)	4.85 (4.69)	3.196**
Expressing opinions - negative feelings	1.11 (1.91)	1.61 (2.29)	-2.496**
Making criticism - unskillful behaviors	0.32 (0.61)	0.47 (0.69)	-2.337*
Making criticism - positive feelings	5.85 (4.71)	4.71 (4.94)	2.524**
Making criticism - negative feelings	1.35 (2.15)	2.09 (2.70)	-3.221**
Taking criticism - positive feelings	3.04 (3.87)	2.11 (3.25)	2.795**
Presenting seminars - unskillful behaviors	1.61 (1.32)	1.99 (1.32)	-3.092**
Presenting seminars - positive feelings	1.14 (1.19)	0.83 (1.04)	2.949**
Presenting seminars - negative feelings	1.41 (1.47)	1.88 (1.46)	-3.397**
Speaking in public - unskillful behaviors	1.28 (1.33)	1.51 (1.31)	3.334**
Speaking in public - positive feelings	2.85 (1.98)	2.06 (1.80)	4.476**
Speaking in public - negative feelings	1.42 (1.65)	1.91 (1.63)	-3.132**

QHC-Undergraduates Categories	Employed	Unemployed	t**
QHC-Undergraduates Categories	Average (standard deviation)
QHC-Undergraduates - Behavior Frequencies - Part 1
Speaking in public	2.63 (1.15)	2.39 (1.13)	2.156*
Presenting seminars	2.51 (1.08)	1.98 (1.10)	5.044**
Factor 3 - Speaking in public	5.1 (1.84)	4.37 (1.79)	4.369**
QHC-Undergraduates - Behavior Characteristic Items - Part 2
Presenting seminars - situations	0.88 (0.77)	0.70 (0.72)	2.499**
Presenting seminars - skillful behaviors	0.80 (0.81)	0.58 (0.75)	2.892**
Presenting seminars - unskillful behaviors	1.57 (1.20)	1.91 (1.39)	-2.738**
Presenting seminars - positive consequences	1.37 (0.62)	1.13 (0.64)	4.054**
Presenting seminars - positive feelings	1.29 (1.20)	0.82 (1.06)	4.356**
Speaking In Public - skillful behaviors	2.14 (1.26)	1.91 (1.21)	1.928*
Speaking In Public - positive consequences	3.41 (1.60)	3.04 (1.44)	2.486**
Kind of dwelling	Medium	F**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Frequencies - Part 1
Making criticism	10.595	13.398**
Factor 2 - Confrontation	65.550	3.980**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Characteristics - Part 2
Factor 1 - Potentialities	2824.635	2.535*
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Characteristic Items - Part 2
Having conversations - situations	15.516	2.354*
Having conversations - positive consequences	27.608	2.929*
Positive Feelings - skillful behaviors	59.612	4.915**
Negative Feelings - skillful behaviors	4.831	3.819**
Expressing Opinions - situations	> 42.336	9.637**
Expressing Opinions - positive feelings	102.632	4.253**
Making criticism - situations	39.809	6.667**
Making criticism - positive feelings	56.843	2.456*
Skillful behavior total	77.925	2.691*

QHC-Universitários Categories	Full-Time courses	Evening courses
QHC-Universitários Categories	Average (standard deviation)		t**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Frequencies - Part 1
Expressing opinions	6.89 (2.28)	6.32 (2.50)	2.548**
Making criticism	1.03 (1.00)	0.81 (0.87)	2.402*
Presenting seminars	2.04 (1.11)	2.31 (1.12)	-2.631**
QHC-Universitários - Behavior Characteristic Items - Part 2
Negative feelings - skillful behaviors	1.19 (1.21)	0.94 (1.07)	2.346*
Expressing opinions - situations	4.13 (2.22)	3.58 (2.10)	2.705**
Expressing opinions - skillful Behaviors	1.88 (1.04)	1.70 (0.54)	2.242*
Expressing opinions - positive feelings	6.32 (5.31)	5.22 (4.68)	2.299*
Making criticism - situations	4.55 (2.57)	3.97 (2.43)	2.473**
Making criticism - skillful behaviors	1.88 (1.04)	1.70 (0.54)	2.242*
Making criticism - positive feelings	6.04 (5.55)	4.87 (4.18)	2.482**
Presenting seminars - skillful Behaviors	0.58 (0.74)	0.75 (0.81)	-2.332*
Presenting seminars - positive feelings	0.87 (1.08)	1.11 (1.17)	-2.335*

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