TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Role of Life Skills in Explaining the Social Competence of Boarding School Students
AU - Dowlati, Hosein AU - Parvestan, Narges 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 6
SP  - 947
EP  - 951
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2016.947.951
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.947.951
KW  - Life skills
KW  -social competence
KW  -student hostels
KW  -analysis
KW  -regression
AB  - The purpose of this research is to explain social competence through life skills of boarding school students. The research method is a correlation method. Statistical population consists of all boarding school students in educational 94-93 Esfaraien City governed by random sampling, 100 samples were selected. Gathering data was done using two questionnaires life skills and social competence scale. For the sake of data analysis, descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis are used. The results show that there is a positive correlation between life skills and social competence. The regression results show that life skills are a predictor of social competence. As a result, the use of life skills training leads to better processing skill, cognitive, behavioral, emotional and motivation skills. Consequently an improvement in the skill levels of the students is expected. Social competence plays an important role in the social function and academic success of students and also in the prevention or inhibition of others’ negative reactions.
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