Habilidades sociais conjugais: uma revisão bibliográfica (2016-2022)

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate what the literature points out about marital social skills (HSC), what are the survey studies on marital social skills produced between 2016 and 2022, to characterize marital relationships based on discussions about social skills, and to identify possible gaps and contributions on the topic. This is a bibliographic review runned in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO) and Virtual Health Bank (VHL) databases, using as inclusion criteria complete articles written in Portuguese, published between 2016 and 2022 and which had adherence conceptual to the theoretical-practical field of social skills. The results demonstrate how social skills play a central role in promoting harmonious, satisfactory and lasting coexistence in marital relationships. Hence the importance of future research in the area and actions that can promote social skills to improve satisfaction, stability, communication and intimacy in marital relationships, while considering cultural, social and individual obstacles.