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- Title
The Effect of Communication Skills and Interpersonal Problem Solving Skills on Social Self-Efficacy.
- Authors
EROZKAN, Atilgan
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine communication skills, interpersonal problem solving skills, and social self-efficacy perception of adolescents and the predictive role of communication skills and interpersonal problem solving skills on social self-efficacy. This study is a quantitative and relational study aimed at examining the relationships among communication skills, interpersonal problem solving skills, and social self-efficacy. The study group was comprised of 494 (226 females; 268 males) randomly selected high school students studying in different high schools in Mugla, Turkey. The data were collected using the Communication Skills Inventory, Interpersonal Problem Solving Inventory, and Social Self-Efficacy Expectation Scale for Adolescents. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation analysis was employed to search for relationships among communication skills, interpersonal problem solving skills, and social self-efficacy; multiple hierarchical regression analysis was also used for explaining social self-efficacy. The findings showed that the communication skills and interpersonal problem solving skills were found to be significantly correlated to social self-efficacy and communication skills and interpersonal problem solving skills important predictors of social self-efficacy.
- Subjects
TURKEY; INTERPERSONAL communication in adolescence; PROBLEM solving; SELF-efficacy in students; QUANTITATIVE research; HIGH school students; ACQUISITION of data
- Publication
Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 2, p739
- ISSN
2630-5984
- Publication type
Article