المهارات الاجتماعية و علاقتها بالكفاءة الذاتية المدركة و التحصيل الدراسي العام لدى عينة من طلبة المرحلة المتوسطة في منطقة حائل بالمملكة العربية السعودية

Abstract EN

This study aimed at determining the relationship between social skills and perceived self-efficacy and academic achievement among students in public middle school in Hail, Saudi Arabia, in light of a number of variables including: gender, academic level, and family socio-economic level.

The study sample comprised (290) public middle school students, General Department of Education in Hail.

The results of the study showed a correlation function between social skills and perceived self-efficacy and General academic achievement of sample members.

The results also indicated the presence of significant differences in social skills due to gender in favor of females, and socio-economic level in favor of those of high socio-economic level.

However, there were no differences in this aspect attributed to the academic level.

There were significant differences in the level of perceived self-efficacy due to gender in favor of males, and those coming from high socio-economic level.

However, there were no significant differences attributed to the academic level on this aspect.

With regard to general achievement, there were significant differences attributed to gender in favor of females, and to school level in favor of first middle grade.

Similarly, there were significant differences due to family socio-economic level in favor of high socio-economic level.

The researcher offered some recommendations in the light of the study results.