Preliminary results of a cognitive-behavioral life skills program for adolescents

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Life Skills Promotion Program in Adolescents (PRHAVIDA-Adolescents) on the development of a repertoire of life skills based on the cognitive-behavioral approach. A study was carried out with 78 adolescents (M = 12.47 years; SD = 0.69) to compare the results of the Social Skills Inventory for Adolescents (IHSA-Del-Prette) before and after the intervention. Differences were found between pre- and post-test considering the frequency of emission of skills for girls in the subscales self-control, assertiveness, affective approach, and social development; boys showed differences in the subscales empathy, self-control, assertiveness, affective approach, and social development. Thus, it is considered that PRHAVIDA-Adolescents is an effective program that has demonstrated that it is capable of developing several relevant skills for both sexes at a satisfactory level. Its contents proved to be comprehensive, consisting of a viable alternative for health promotion for adolescents within the cognitive-behavioral approach.

摘要 本研究旨在评估青少年生活技能提升计划（Life Skills Promotion Program in Adolescents，PRHAVIDA-Adolescents）对基于认知行为取向（cognitive-behavioral approach）的生活技能体系培育的效果。本研究纳入78名青少年（年龄均值为12.47岁，标准差为0.69），通过对比干预前后青少年社交技能量表（Social Skills Inventory for Adolescents，IHSA-Del-Prette）的测评结果开展分析。结果显示，在技能表现频次维度上，女生在自控力、自信、情感投入与社会发展分量表的前后测得分存在显著差异；男生则在共情、自控力、自信、情感投入与社会发展分量表上呈现显著差异。综上，PRHAVIDA-Adolescents是一项有效的干预计划，其可在令人满意的水平上为两性青少年培育多项关键生活技能。该计划内容全面，在认知行为取向下，可为青少年健康促进提供可行的实施路径。