A Study Of Social Skills Of Secondary School Students In Relation To Their Home Environment

Abstract

The researcher conducted a study of social skills of secondary school students in relation to their home environment. The objective of the study was to compare the different social skills of secondary school students in relation to their home environment. It was hypothesized that there is not significant difference in the different social skills of secondary school students in relation to their home environment. The researcher used survey method and conducted this study on a sample of 200 students of the government inter colleges of district Deharadun. Social Skills Rating Scale of Vishal Sood, Arti Anand and Suresh Kumar and Home Environment Inventory of Dr. K.S. Misra was used to collect the data. Data analysis was done using ANOVA. The results indicated that there was no significant difference in the skills of concern for others, relationship skills and communication skills of secondary school students in relation to their home environment. On the other hand, there was found a significant difference in the self-care skills, problem solving skills and social skills of secondary school students in relation to their home environment. Secondary school students who have good home environment were found to have highest level of the self-care skills, problem solving skills and social skills.