SOCIAL COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT IN FOURTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Social competence is the ability of maintaining good relationships with others; this involves having the domain of basic social skills (Bisquerra, 2016). During schooling, is especially important developing social skills (Plazas et. al, 2010). The objective was to explore the structure of interpersonal relationships that occur within the group of students in fourth grade, and know what social skills are present in children during the interaction processes. For this study, three instruments were used The Social Scale Behavior at School (SSBS), the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills in Youngsters (MESSY) and Sociometry. The sample consisted of 23 participants. The results show a moderate correlation between factors Autocontrol and Overconfidence and between the factor of Overconfidence and the Antipathy rating. The correlations between the Antipathy with Self-control, the Academic behavior and the Relationships with peers were negative and moderates.