Family Social Climate and Social Skills of Fourth and Fifth-Year High School Students in a Public School in Callao, Peru

The general objective of this study was to determine the relationship between family social climate and social skills among high school students in Callao. A retrospective, cross-sectional, correlational, non-experimental design was employed. Additionally, to determine if other variables act as moderators, a moderation analysis has been carried out. A sample of 137 students was selected using random probability sampling. The Family Climate Scale (FES) and the Social Skills Scale were administered. Results demonstrated a direct correlation (rho ,418) with a medium effect size between the two variables. Additionally, direct and significant correlations were found between social skills and all three dimensions of the family social climate, with large effect sizes for each, with values that ranged between ,69 and ,88. It is concluded that family social climate and social skills among secondary school students in Callao share a similar covariation in approximately 17% of cases. To confirm that this relationship is moderated by other factors, a moderation study was conducted with age, level of education, and sex. None of these variables were found to moderate the relationship between family social climate and social skills because the p values were greater than ,05.