Abstract

MATA, Sara; GOMEZ-PEREZ, M. Mar  and  CALERO, M. Dolores. Resolution of interpersonal problems in children in social exclusion: Assessment of a training program. rev.latinoam.psicol. [online]. 2018, vol.50, n.2, pp.107-116. ISSN 0120-0534.  https://doi.org/10.14349/rlp.2018.v50.n2.4.

Social exclusion is one of the biggest challenges of modern societies especially for one of the most affected populations: children. Growing up in disadvantaged environments has a negative impact on health, education or cognitive, emotional and social development. One area particularly affected in these children is social competence - the subject's ability to deal with problematic social situations successfully. This work focuses on interpersonal problem-solving skills, which are deemed as being quintessential components of social competence. This paper sought to determine whether the implementation of a training program for solving interpersonal problems improves these skills in children in situation of social exclusion, through a quasi-experimental pre-post-treatment design. Participants were 61 children aged 7-12, of which 34 were situation of exclusion. The results show improvements in the ability to generate solutions to conflicts and in interpersonal problem-solving skills. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the program generates improvements in the skills trained in children in situation of exclusion. Nevertheless, it is necessary to conduct further research on the impact of brief interventions in this population.

Keywords : social exclusion; poverty; children; interpersonal skills; training.

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