The Relationship between Social Skills, Self-Esteem and Big Five Personality Factors among Children
Journal Title: Psychology & Psychological Research International Journal - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between social skills, self-esteem and Big Five Personality Factors of children. The sample of the study were 225 children (115 boys and 110 girls) aged from 10 to 12 years of age (M=11.2 male, and 11.5 female), attending all primary school located in Aleppo City. In order to assess the social skills, self-esteem and Big Five personality Factors, the following scales are used: Social Skills Measure (SSM), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and Big Five Inventory (BFI). The findings revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between all the sub dimensions of the social skills (accepting criticism, showing respect, solving problems, accepting rights, responsibilities, and assertiveness) with the following Big Factors of Personality: Extraversion, agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Openness on one side, and significant and negative correlation between extraversion and the following sub dimensions of social skills : Accepting criticism, Showing respect, Accepting rights, responsibility and Selfesteem on the other side.
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