Pre-school social abilities: Construction and validation of a scale for children in contexts of poverty

Social abilities are an essential part of human activity since they have a bearing on self-confidence, adoption of roles, self-regulation of behavior and academic performance, among other aspects. This study presents the process of construction and validation of a scale of social abilities for pre-...

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Autores principales:	Lacunza, Ana Betina, Castro Solano, Alejandro, Contini, Norma
Formato:	Online
Idioma:	spa
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 2009
Acceso en línea:	https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/239

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spelling	oai:revistaspuc:article-2392020-03-10T18:52:45Z Pre-school social abilities: Construction and validation of a scale for children in contexts of poverty Habilidades sociales preescolares: una escala para niños de contextos de pobreza Lacunza, Ana Betina Castro Solano, Alejandro Contini, Norma Social abilities are an essential part of human activity since they have a bearing on self-confidence, adoption of roles, self-regulation of behavior and academic performance, among other aspects. This study presents the process of construction and validation of a scale of social abilities for pre-school children. The scale was administered to 318 parents of 3 to 5 years old children of low socio-economic status who attend Primary Health Care Centers in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. Considering the evolutionary and contextual characteristics relative to the process of acquisition of social abilities, a different protocol for every age group was designed. The result was a scale with confidence and validity characteristics. The validation of these instruments is helpful for evaluating children in poverty contexts since they enable us to distinguish social resources that allow children’s adaptation. Las habilidades sociales son parte esencial de la actividad humana. Estas inciden en la autoestima, la adopción de roles, la autorregulación del comportamiento y el rendimiento académico, entre otros aspectos. Este trabajo presenta el proceso de construcción y validación de una Escala de Habilidades Sociales para niños preescolares. Se aplicó la escala a 318 padres de niños de 3 a 5 años de NSE bajo asistentes a Centros de Atención Primaria de Salud en San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. Se diseñó un protocolo distinto para cada grupo de edad, considerando las características evolutivas y contextuales vinculadas al proceso de adquisición de habilidades sociales. El resultado fue una escala con características psicométricas de validez y confiabilidad. La validación de estos instrumentos es de gran utilidad para la evaluación de niños en contextos empobrecidos pues permiten discriminar recursos sociales que facilitan su adaptación. Palabras clave: habilidades sociales, escala, pobreza, niños. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 2009-03-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/239 10.18800/psico.200901.001 Revista de Psicología; Vol. 27 Núm. 1 (2009); 3-28 2223-3733 0254-9247 spa https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/239/233 Derechos de autor 2016 Revista de Psicología http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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title	Pre-school social abilities: Construction and validation of a scale for children in contexts of poverty
title_short	Pre-school social abilities: Construction and validation of a scale for children in contexts of poverty
title_full	Pre-school social abilities: Construction and validation of a scale for children in contexts of poverty
title_fullStr	Pre-school social abilities: Construction and validation of a scale for children in contexts of poverty
title_full_unstemmed	Pre-school social abilities: Construction and validation of a scale for children in contexts of poverty
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description	Social abilities are an essential part of human activity since they have a bearing on self-confidence, adoption of roles, self-regulation of behavior and academic performance, among other aspects. This study presents the process of construction and validation of a scale of social abilities for pre-school children. The scale was administered to 318 parents of 3 to 5 years old children of low socio-economic status who attend Primary Health Care Centers in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. Considering the evolutionary and contextual characteristics relative to the process of acquisition of social abilities, a different protocol for every age group was designed. The result was a scale with confidence and validity characteristics. The validation of these instruments is helpful for evaluating children in poverty contexts since they enable us to distinguish social resources that allow children’s adaptation.
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
publishDate	2009
url	https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/239
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Pre-school social abilities: Construction and validation of a scale for children in contexts of poverty

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