“…Considering the various definitions that appear in the literature, in this paper, "social skills" are defined as the set of behaviors that is necessary to deal with issues related to interpersonal relationships, in a socially competent manner (Del Prette & Del Prette, 2014). Social skills have been extensively studied in recent decades, and Del Prette and Del Prette, in Brazil, have made notable contributions (Manolio & Ferreira, 2011). Many researchers have sought to identify and describe classes of behaviors that make social interactions less conflictual and more satisfactory (Braz, Cômodo, Del Prette, Del Prette, & Fontaine, 2013;Couto, Vandenberghe, Tavares, & Silva, 2012).…”