Impact of Social Skills on Resilience and Self-Efficacy among Young Orphans

Abstract

Access to safe and reliable water is generally considered to be a This paper examines the influence of social skills on resilience and self-efficacy of young orphans. Not being under parental control, psychological problems are more widespread among teenagers. The methodology of the present study was correlational as it was aimed at studying whether social skills could act as a protective resource that improves resilience and self-efficacy. The participants were selected (N = 78) conveniently at SOS Village in Rawalpindi, and were aged 15-19. Three instruments were used, which were validated, including the Social Skills Questionnaire (Spence, 2003), the General Self-Efficacy Scale (Schwarzer and Jerusalem, 1995), and the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (Liebenberg et al., 2012). The SPSS 26.0 was used to analyze the data. The findings indicated that social skills were positively correlated with self-efficacy (r =.608, p <.01) and resilience (r =.518, p <.01). Regression analysis revealed social skills as one of the significant predictors of resilience and self-efficacy. These findings suggest that enhancing social abilities of orphans might be an effective intervention method to enhance their psychological comfort. Implications on the future policy and intervention are investigated.