Impact of Academic Achievement and Human Ecological Variables on Life Skills of Adolescents

Skills that can be said to be life skills are innumerable, and the nature and definition of life skills are likely to differ across cultures and settings. There is a ten core set of skills, these are - decision making, problem solving, creative thinking, critical thinking, effective communication, interpersonal relationship skills, self-awareness, empathy, coping with emotions and coping with stress. The present study was conducted in Hisar District of Haryana state. For rural sample village Mayyad was selected. For urban sample city area of district Hisar was selected. One school from selected village was taken to draw the rural sample. For urban sample, two schools were selected. Hundred adolescents from each schools of rural and urban were (14-16 years) equally representing both the sexes i.e. 100 girls and 100 boys were selected on random basis. Results showed that life skills of urban and rural adolescents were high in self-awareness, empathy, interpersonal relationship skills, average in problem solving, critical thinking, coping with stress, creative thinking, coping with emotions, effective communication and low in decision making. Academic achievement of adolescents was significantly associated with life skill and most of its aspects in rural and urban area. Significant differences were found m life skills with area of residence, board of examination and gender. Academic achievement, birth order, number of siblings, family size, caste, family type, father's occupation, mother's occupation, income, father's education and mother's education were significantly associated with life skills of adolescents.