The Effect of Communication Skills and Interpersonal Problem Solving Skills on Social Self-Efficacy.

TLDR

The study examined how communication skills and interpersonal problem‑solving skills predict adolescents’ social self‑efficacy. Using a quantitative, relational design, 494 high‑school students in Turkey completed validated inventories, and Pearson correlation and hierarchical regression analyses were performed. Results revealed that both communication skills and interpersonal problem‑solving skills were significantly correlated with and important predictors of social self‑efficacy.

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.