The effectiveness of social skills training on academic self-concept and sense of belonging to school in elementary school students

The present study was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of social skills training on academic self-concept and sense of belonging to school in primary school students. The research design was semi-experimental and pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population was the elementary school students of Harris city in the academic year 2018-2019, from this population, 40 students were randomly selected and placed in 2 experimental (20 people) and control (20 people) groups. To collect data, Sinha and Singh (2011), sense of belonging to school (2004) and Yi Sen Chen (2004) academic self-concept questionnaires were used. Data analysis was done with the statistical method of multivariate covariance analysis. The average scores of academic self-concept and belonging to school after the test in the experimental group were 4.24 ± 33.05 and 4.54 ± 54.05 respectively. The results showed; Teaching social skills has an effect on the sense of academic self-concept and belonging to the school of primary school students (P≤0.01) and increases the academic self-concept and sense of belonging to the school. Therefore, the acquisition and application of social skills is the basis on which interpersonal relationships are built. Students who practice social skills in a real way and use them competently are definitely able to be successful in entering the peer group and making friends and establish a positive and reciprocal interaction with others, which increases Academic self-concept and the feeling of belonging to the school become in them..