Social Skills: An Investigation with Young Adolescents from Different Socioeconomic Contexts

Autor/inn/en	Coronel, Claudia Paola; Levin, Mariel; Mejail, Sergio
Titel	Social Skills: An Investigation with Young Adolescents from Different Socioeconomic Contexts
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 9 (2011) 1, S.241-262 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1696-2095
Schlagwörter	Socialization; Socioeconomic Status; Adolescents; Social Adjustment; Foreign Countries; Interpersonal Competence; Evaluation Methods; Comparative Analysis; Educational Psychology; Investigations; Grade 5; Grade 6; Argentina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Socialisation; Sozialisation; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Soziale Anpassung; Ausland; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Erziehungspsychologie; Pädagogische Psychologie; Untersuchung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Argentinien
Abstract	Introduction: Adolescence is a stage in the life cycle where social abilities are a crucial factor in social adjustment. Prosocial behaviour contributes to the development of self-esteem and psychological well-being. Method: The aim of this study was to analyze and compare social abilities in adolescents of low and high socioeconomic status, from Tucuman, Argentina and to determine whether the social skills that contribute to socialization or the ones that inhibit it prevail. The sample was constituted by 283 11 and 12-year-old adolescents who attend school. A descriptive explanatory study with purposive sampling was carried out. The Socialization Battery BAS-3 and a sociodemographic survey were used. Results: The participants' social abilities were analysed according to their socioeconomic status--low or high- and by sex. Discussion and conclusion: Significant differences in the prevalence of social skills which contribute to socialization were found in the groups studied. (Contains 5 tables and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Almeria, Education & Psychology I+D+i. Faculty of Psychology Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 LaCanada de San Urbano, Almeria, Spain. Tel: +34-950-015354; Fax: +34-950-015083; Web site: http://www.investigacion-psicopedagogica.org/revista/new/english/index.php
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Update	2017/4/10