ABSTRACT
Research on parents and children have pointed out results on intergenerational transmission of behaviors. Considering that social skills are considered as a protective factor against deficits and disorders in adolescence, the present study aimed to identify the possible transmission of social skills between parents and their adolescent children. IHS-Del-Prette and IHSA-Del-Prette inventories were administered to a sample of 142 adolescents and their parents, after which statistical analysis were carried out. Results suggested the transmission of assertiveness, empathy, affective approach and social resourcefulness, depending on the gender of parents and children and on the age of the adolescents. The importance of the social skills repertoire in parents was discussed, as well as the implications of the findings.
Keywords:
social skills; intergenerational transmission; intergenerational relations; adolescence
