Investigating the Relationship between Sociability and Social Development in High School Students: The Mediating Role of Communication Skills
Subject Areas : social psychology
1 - PhD student in Psychology, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran.
Keywords: Communication Skills, Socialization, Social Growth, Students,
Abstract :
The social development of students in education can depend on various factors such as sociability and communication skills of individuals; therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between sociability and social development with the mediating role of communication skills in high school students in the 2018-2019 academic year. The present study is applied in terms of its purpose and is considered a descriptive-correlational research in terms of the data collection method. The statistical population included all male and female high school students in Yasuj, from whom 400 people were selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling method. Participants completed the Taormina Sociability (1994), Barton Communication Skills (1990), and Wineland Social Development (1953) questionnaires. The data were analyzed with a structural equation model using LISREL software. The findings showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between sociability and social development in students (p < 0.01). The findings also showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between social acceptance and social development with the mediating role of communication skills in students (p < 0.01). Finally, social acceptance, mediated by communication skills, has an indirect and significant effect on students' social development. Therefore, it can be concluded that social acceptance can affect students' social development both directly and indirectly through the mediation of communication skills.
