Social Phobia1 as a Deficit in Social Skills

Psychometric Properties of the Brief Version of the Social Skills Inventory for Adolescents

“…When present in the skill repertoire of adolescents, social skills are protective factors (Del Prette, Del Prette, Oliveira, Gresham, & Vance, 2012) and have been shown to be associated with healthy relationships with parents (Sabbag & Bolsoni-Silva, 2015), the prevention of courtship violence (Murta, Del Prette, & Del Prette, 2010, World Health Organization, 2010), good academic performance (Caemmerer & Keit, 2015, DiPrete & Jennings, 2012, Feitosa, Matos, Del Prette, & Del Prette, 2009), ease in making and maintaining friendships (Glick & Rose, 2011) and other positive indicators such as social support and well-being (Beauchamp & Anderson, 2010; Leme, Del Prette, & Coimbra, 2015). On the other hand, social skill deficits are associated with depression (Campos, Del Prette, & Del Prette, 2014a, Nilsen, Karevold, Røysamb, Gustavson, & Mathiesen, 2013), social anxiety (Stravynski, Kyparissis, & Amando, 2014), substance abuse (Vorobjov, Saat, & Kull, 2014) and various other psychological disorders (Del Prette, Rocha, Silvares, & Del Prette 2012). As such, a low social skills skill set constitutes a factor of risk.…”