The relationship between social skills and identity dimensions with problem solving process
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 6, Issue 11
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between social skills and identity dimensions with problem solving process. The subjects include all female high school students of Jam town (Bushehr province) in 1391-92 educational year. Using multi-stage sampling method based on Cochran formula, 150 students were selected as sample. The present research is of correlationaland non-experimental type. Three standard normalized questionnaires including inderBitzen and Foster social skills questionnaire, Chick and Trap identity dimensions questionnaire and hepner and Peterson problem solving questionnaire were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage and mean) and inferential statistics (regression) were used to analyze data. Supporting the hypotheses, the results showed that there is a positive meaningful relationship between social skills and problem solving (P<0.05). Also the was a fairly strong relationship between students’ identity dimensions and problem solving. Based on the results, the relationship between social skills and problem solving and the relationship between identity dimensions and with problem solving are meaningful supporting the research hypotheses.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Amineh Ahmadi| Assistant and faculty member of Azad University, Southern Tehran Branch, Dr. Asadollah Abbasi| Assistant and faculty member of Azad University, Southern Tehran Branch, Marjan Jenabi| MA in Curriculum, Azad University, Southern Tehran Branch
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