Competências socioemocionais e sua relação com ansiedade social em estudantes de enfermagem

Abstract

Socio-emotional skills are present in human life, shaped by individual factors, comprising the ability to manage knowledge, skills, emotions and attitudes appropriate to the situations experienced. While anxiety can be a natural manifestation, as a way for the individual to adapt to situations and be alert to dangers, it can be pathological, resulting in suffering and relevant functional impairments. Given this context, the present study analyzed the level of development of socio-emotional skills and their relationship with social anxiety in nursing students. This is a study with a quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive approach. The study setting was a nursing course in the interior of Ceará, regularly enrolled students from all periods participated, with a sample of 199 participants. Data collection took place between April and June 2023. The following exclusion criteria were adopted: students who inadequately filled out the instrument or left questions blank. The data were processed using the software: SPSS, version 23.0. descriptive and statistical analyzes were carried out to characterize the sociodemographic profile, Socio-emotional Skills and Social Anxiety of the sample, inferential analyzes were also carried out between the study variables. The study is approved by the CEP with CAAE: 39140220.9.0000.5053. The results showed that participants have low averages in the factors

of emotional self-management and perseverance and better averages in responsible decision- making and relationship skills. The CASO scale scores point to the likelihood of developing

social anxiety, with females having higher rates of social anxiety compared to males. Of the 6 CSE factors, 4 had negative correlations with social anxiety dimensions. Considering the results found, it is necessary to address the weaknesses of the emotional self-management and perseverance factor, as these were the ones that presented the lowest rates. This scenario also reveals the need for measures to prevent the development of social anxiety, considering the possible damage it can cause to the well-being and educational path of these students. Therefore, it is important to develop strategies that consider maintaining students' mental health, preventing situations of suffering and promoting socio-emotional skills. The literature points out that the development of socio-emotional skills proves to be an effective strategy for coping with and preventing students' mental illness, with benefits that go beyond the physical limits of the university, in addition to playing a relevant role in promoting and directing political pedagogical projects that include in addition to technical-scientific knowledge, humanistic and holistic knowledge to meet the health demands of the population. Therefore, it is necessary to train skills on an ongoing basis and jointly monitor the profile of students and course teachers to direct and shape the strategies outlined. It is suggested to include methodologies that allow qualified listening to the student, psychological support when necessary and planning of strategies that provide support to overcome difficulties during the training journey.