Investigating the relationship between social skills and self-esteem and social adaptation of first to sixth grade physical-motor female students of Tehran primary school

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between social skills and self-esteem and social adaptation of physical-motor students in Tehran.

descriptive study method is of correlation type. The studied population is female students with physical-motor disabilities in Tehran. According to the fact that the number of schools with physical-motor disabled female students in primary level in Tehran was 3 schools, the whole number method was used for sampling and 60 children studying in these centers were studied. Bell's compatibility test and social skills test were completed by them. SPSS 21 software and Pearson correlation test and stepwise regression were used for data analysis.

The findings showed a positive significant relationship between social skills and self-esteem and social adjustment. Finally, it can be said that there is a positive relationship between the level of social skills and self-esteem and social adjustment in children with physical-motor disabilities, and it is recommended that the effect of these factors be investigated with other variables in future research, in order to determine the quality of the relationship between these factors.

Social skills and identification of individual values ​​play an effective role in preventing or reducing the incidence of youths and various social behavioral abnormalities. Therefore, social skills lead to more optimal communication and proper self-understanding, and as a result, the sense of value increases and ultimately self-esteem is strengthened. In the end, after analyzing the findings of the research, it can be concluded that acquiring social skills through family, school and other institutions can play an important role in increasing social adaptation and self-esteem of physically disabled students. Therefore, it is very necessary to hold courses and workshops for parents and students in order to increase the knowledge and impact that these variables can have on the character and future behavior of their children, as well as to help the adaptation of physically disabled students to the conditions of the society. It seams.