Social competence and academic achievement in immigrant adolescents in Portugal
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El objetivo del presente estudio fue el de evaluar
la relación entre las competencias sociales,
el desempeño académico y una serie de características
familiares en una muestra de 98 adolescentes
inmigrantes de la región del Algarve (Portugal).
Se utilizó el Self-report Form del Social
Skills Rating System y se recogieron datos sobre
el desempeño escolar y las variables asociadas a
la familia como la situación y cualificación laboral
de los padres, el número de años en el país de
acogida y la estructura familiar.
Los resultados mostraron algunas diferencias
de grupo entre los adolescentes inmigrantes
de primera y segunda generación en sus competencias
sociales percibidas en términos de
Auto-control y Cooperación, habiéndose hallado
que el grupo de segunda generación reportaba
niveles significativamente más bajos en ambas
sub-escalas. Además, existía en ambos grupos
de adolescentes una correlación positiva y significativa
entre los resultados escolares y sus niveles
reportados de Asertividad y Auto-control. Los
resultados se discuten en relación a la intervención
en las competencias sociales en contexto
escolar.
The aim of the present study was to examine the relation between social skills, academic achievement and a range of family characteristics in a sample of 98 school adolescent immigrants in the region of Algarve (Portugal). The Self-report Form of the Social Skills Rating System was used and data was gathered about the students’ academic achievement and family related variables such as: parental employment and qualifications, number of years in the country and family structure. The results show some interesting group differences between first- and second-generation adolescent immigrants in their perceived social skills in terms of Self-control and Cooperation, with the second generation group reporting significantly lower levels on these two subscales. Also, there was for all the adolescents a significant positive correlation between academic results and their reported levels of Assertion and Self-control. The results are discussed in relation to school-based social skills intervention.
The aim of the present study was to examine the relation between social skills, academic achievement and a range of family characteristics in a sample of 98 school adolescent immigrants in the region of Algarve (Portugal). The Self-report Form of the Social Skills Rating System was used and data was gathered about the students’ academic achievement and family related variables such as: parental employment and qualifications, number of years in the country and family structure. The results show some interesting group differences between first- and second-generation adolescent immigrants in their perceived social skills in terms of Self-control and Cooperation, with the second generation group reporting significantly lower levels on these two subscales. Also, there was for all the adolescents a significant positive correlation between academic results and their reported levels of Assertion and Self-control. The results are discussed in relation to school-based social skills intervention.







