Open AccessSocial skills and behavioral problems in 3- to 5-year-old schoolchildren
Author(s) -
Alexandra Isabel Cárdenas Loor,
Patricia Genovezzy Velásquez,
Ligia Liliapa Arévalo,
Henry Felipe Alarcón López
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
espirales, revista multidisciplinaria de investigación
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2550-6862
DOI - 10.31876/er.v5i38.783
Subject(s) - social skills , psychology , anxiety , developmental psychology , independence (probability theory) , social isolation , isolation (microbiology) , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Social skills and behavior were evaluated in children 3 to 5 years of age. The research was carried out at the “TIWINZA” Basic Education School, located in Buena Fe canton, Los Ríos province. The abilities of 16 children were studied through surveys of their parents or legal representatives, and for this purpose the proposed survey was used. 87% and 75% of the children were located within a medium level of cooperation, interaction and social independence. Regarding social skills, 75% of the children were between the medium and significant deficit levels. 62.5%, 56.3%, and 37.5 did not present problems of social isolation, anxiety / complaints, or selfish or egocentric behavior, respectively, and only one student showed a significant problem. Finally, 56% of children express their emotions easily. These findings indicate that most of the children studied did not present significant behavioral problems.