Relationship between social skills and self-esteem in adolescents from Cantón Baños, Ecuador
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is a stage of important changes at a biopsychosocial level, the study of elements of a cognitive and socio-affective nature in this period can contribute significantly to ensure a better accompaniment. OBJECTIVE: To relate social skills and self-esteem in adolescents in the canton of Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador. METHOD: This is a quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive-correlational, cross-sectional study in which 247 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 participated. The Social Skills (CHASSO III) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale instruments were used. RESULTS: 38.87% of the adolescents maintained a high level of self-esteem, while 78.54% of them presented an average level of social skills, the dimensions with the highest means being: facing criticism (X= 12.44), apologizing (X= 12.45) and rejecting requests (X= 12.79). The presence of a low positive correlation (0.230) between the study variables through Pearson correlation. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate statistically significant differences, that is, the higher the level of social skills, the higher the level of self-esteem and mutually. Likewise, in future research, include families to understand the assessment and influence that parents have on the personal development of their adolescent children.
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