Nationality as an Influential Variable with Regard to the Social Skills and Academic Success of Immigrant Students
This study aims to expand the existing scientific, theoretical and empirical knowledge about the influence of the variables age, gender, nationality and place of residence on the probability of developing social skills that generate social wellbeing, and, in addition, to identify the relationship be...
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| author | Christian Fernández-Leyva María Tomé-Fernández José Manuel Ortiz-Marcos |
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| description | This study aims to expand the existing scientific, theoretical and empirical knowledge about the influence of the variables age, gender, nationality and place of residence on the probability of developing social skills that generate social wellbeing, and, in addition, to identify the relationship between the most influential variable and the academic success of immigrant students. We hope that the educational community, in an intercultural context, can benefit from and apply this knowledge to assist immigrant students. In this study, a sample of <i>n</i> = 749 students aged between 12 and 18, of 41 different nationalities, is analyzed using the Social Skills Scale for Young Immigrants (SSSYI). Data analysis is performed with the SPSS and STATA statistical programs. Multiple linear regression (MLR) analyses verify that nationality is the most influential variable. In addition, when calculating the Pearson correlation, high and positive correlations are found between social skills, nationality and students’ grades, with which academic success was measured. In conclusion, we find that students who emigrated from the European continent present better social skills, better social wellbeing and greater academic success. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a76d0fc76e244db4807720b854e759a42023-11-22T18:00:33ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022021-10-01111060510.3390/educsci11100605Nationality as an Influential Variable with Regard to the Social Skills and Academic Success of Immigrant StudentsChristian Fernández-Leyva0María Tomé-Fernández1José Manuel Ortiz-Marcos2Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, SpainDepartment of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences, University of Granada, 52005 Melilla, SpainDepartment of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, SpainThis study aims to expand the existing scientific, theoretical and empirical knowledge about the influence of the variables age, gender, nationality and place of residence on the probability of developing social skills that generate social wellbeing, and, in addition, to identify the relationship between the most influential variable and the academic success of immigrant students. We hope that the educational community, in an intercultural context, can benefit from and apply this knowledge to assist immigrant students. In this study, a sample of <i>n</i> = 749 students aged between 12 and 18, of 41 different nationalities, is analyzed using the Social Skills Scale for Young Immigrants (SSSYI). Data analysis is performed with the SPSS and STATA statistical programs. Multiple linear regression (MLR) analyses verify that nationality is the most influential variable. In addition, when calculating the Pearson correlation, high and positive correlations are found between social skills, nationality and students’ grades, with which academic success was measured. In conclusion, we find that students who emigrated from the European continent present better social skills, better social wellbeing and greater academic success.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/10/605social skillssocial wellbeingacademic successonline teachinglinear regressions |
| spellingShingle | Christian Fernández-Leyva María Tomé-Fernández José Manuel Ortiz-Marcos Nationality as an Influential Variable with Regard to the Social Skills and Academic Success of Immigrant Students Education Sciences social skills social wellbeing academic success online teaching linear regressions |
| title | Nationality as an Influential Variable with Regard to the Social Skills and Academic Success of Immigrant Students |
| title_full | Nationality as an Influential Variable with Regard to the Social Skills and Academic Success of Immigrant Students |
| title_fullStr | Nationality as an Influential Variable with Regard to the Social Skills and Academic Success of Immigrant Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nationality as an Influential Variable with Regard to the Social Skills and Academic Success of Immigrant Students |
| title_short | Nationality as an Influential Variable with Regard to the Social Skills and Academic Success of Immigrant Students |
| title_sort | nationality as an influential variable with regard to the social skills and academic success of immigrant students |
| topic | social skills social wellbeing academic success online teaching linear regressions |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/10/605 |
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