Investigating the Relationship between Problem Solving Skills with Self-Efficacy and Social Adjustment of Kermanshah Female Students
Subject Areas : Curriculum Design and DevelopmentZohre Zeraatpishe 1 , Susan Laei 2 , Faramarz Malekian 3 , Sahar Mohammadi 4
1 - Master of Educational Technology, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran
Keywords: social adjustment, Self-efficacy, problem solving skills, female students,
Abstract :
Purpose: The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between problem solving skills with self-efficacy and social adjustment of Kermanshah female students.Methodology: This research in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was cross-sectional from type of correlational. The study population was female high school students in Kermanshah city in the 2021-2 academic year with number 4100 people, that the sample size based on Krejcie and Morgan table was estimated 350 people who were selected by cluster method. Data were collected with using the problem solving skills inventory (Hepner and Patterson, 1982), self-efficacy scale (Scherer et al., 1982) and social adjustment subscale in adjustment inventory (Sinha & Singh, 1993) and their face validity was confirmed by experts and their reliability was determined by Cronbach's alpha method were obtained 0/80, 0.82 and 0.87, respectively. To analyze the data were used from the methods of Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression with enter model in SPSS software.Finding: The findings showed that problem solving skills and its dimension including problem solving confidence, approach-avoidance style and personal control had a positive and significant correlation with self-efficacy and social adjustment of female students. Also, the findings showed that the dimensions of problem solving skills were able to significantly predict the self-efficacy and social adjustment of female students (P<0.001).Conclusion: The results indicated the effective role of problem solving skills in predicting self-efficacy and social adjustment of female students. Therefore, education system specialists and planners to improve their self-efficacy and social adjustment can promote their problem-solving skills.
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