The relationship between social skills and well-being among dorm-dwelling university students
International Journal of Development Research
The relationship between social skills and well-being among dorm-dwelling university students
Received 22nd September, 2020; Received in revised form 08th October, 2020; Accepted 27th November, 2020; Published online 31st December, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Patrícia Azaña Rezende Pereira et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study investigated the relationship between social skills (SS) and psychological well-being (PWB) among dorm-dwelling university students at a public University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 50 students at two time points: a) when they moved into the dorm; and b) after living there six months. Participants completed the Social Skills Inventory and Psychological Well-being Scale. Analyses revealed the PWB scores declined over time (t (49) = 2.504, p<0.05). SS and PWB scores were positively correlated at both time points (Pre: r = 0.634, p<0.001; Post: r = 0.762, p<0.001). Findings suggest that a positive relationship exists between social skills and psychological well-being.
