Habilidades sociales en adolescentes de tercero de bachillerato de la Unidad Educativa del Milenio Manuela Garaicoa de Calderón de la ciudad de Cuenca, periodo lectivo 2023-2024

Abstract

Social skills (HHSS) are essential to establish positive and healthy relationships with others, providing tools to respond assertively to the different spheres of life such as social, work, family, personal and academic, and HHSS are considered equally important as cognitive skills. The aim of the study was to determine the level of HHSS among high school senior adolescents at the Millennium Educational Unit Manuela Garaicoa de Calderon, 2023-2024 school year. The research approach used was quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental and cross-sectional. The population consisted of 109 high school senior adolescents. Data were collected using the Gismero´s Social Skills Scale (EHS) and a sociodemographic card. The results show medium and low levels of social skills among adolescents; in relation to the six dimensions used in this study, the adolescents show low levels of social skills; based on the age, 16 year-old adolescents have medium levels of social skills, while the 17 and 18 year-old adolescents have lower levels of social skills; in relation to gender, males have higher levels of social skills and finally, adolescents in urban areas have lower levels of social skills, while adolescents in rural areas have medium levels of social skills. In conclusion, adolescents show medium and low levels of social skills.