Perceived Social Skills and Irrational Beliefs in Primary School Students

Abstract

In this study, the relationships between perceived social skills and irrational beliefs (total score,
demand for success, demand for comfort) in the 6th and 7th grade students were examined. The participants in
the current study included 344 students from three primary schools in Denizli, Turkey. Data were collected by
using Social Skills Scale-Student Version and Irrational Beliefs Scale for Adolescents. The KolmogorovSmirnov test, Pearson correlation coefficient and Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) were used for
data analyses. Findings indicated that perceived social skills decreases as total irrational beliefs and demand for
comfort increases. However, no significant relationships were found between demand for success and perceived
social skills. In addition, there was a significantly negative relationship between total irrational beliefs and
perceived social skills in girls, but not in boys