SRJIS/BIMONTHLY/RANJEET SINGH & GURWINDER (3263-3269)
A STUDY OF EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF WORKING AND NON-WORKING MOTHERS OF SIRSA Ranjeet Singh1 & Gurwinder2 1
Assistant Professor , Shah Satnam Ji College of Education , Sirsa , Haryana. 2
M.Ed. Student , Shah Satnam Ji College of Education , Sirsa , Haryana.
Abstract Social and Emotional aspects of a child plays an important role in his/her life. So the development of these aspects make them competent in their life. In this research an attempt was made to study and compare Emotional and Social Competence among secondary school students of working and non-working mothers of Sirsa. It was an attempt to answer the research question 1) Is there any difference in Social Competence of students of working and non-working mothers? 2) Is there any relationship between Social and Emotional Competence of students of working mothers? Sample consisted 160 students randomly selected from Sirsa. Standardized tools were used for the collection of data in the study. The data related to this were analyzed with the help of t-test. It was found that there is significant difference in Social and Emotional Competence of students of working and non-working mothers. And there is no significant relationship between Social and Emotional Competence of students of non-working mothers. Key words: Emotional Competence, Social Competence, working and non-working mothers
Scholarly Research Journal's is licensed Based on a work at www.srjis.com Introduction Social and Emotional competence of a child is important to develop good relationships with all the members of the society. Conversely, if there is problem in the development of social and emotional aspects of a child may create a barrier in developing healthy relationships. As a child ages into later childhood and adolescence, other social activities become essential, including mockery, teasing and receiving teasing, complementing and receiving complements, fighting strongly but not aggressively, maintaining gossips about topics famous in relevant social groups and the like. Competence refers to sufficiency of knowledge and skills that make able to someone to act in a vast variety of situation. Because each level of responsibilities has its own importance. Competence can occur in any time of a person’s life or at any stage of his or her career. Social competence is the foundation upon which expectations for future interaction with others is built, and upon which individuals develop perceptions of their own behavior. Often, the concept of social competence frequently encompasses additional constructs such as social skills, social communication, and interpersonal communication. Emotional competence refers to one’s ability to express or release one’s inner feelings (emotions). Emotional Competence is the ability to recognize and appropriately respond to the experience of your emotions. NOV-DEC 2016, VOL-4/27
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