PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS OF LIFE SKILLS QUESTIONNAIRE

Sangeeta Goswami, Published in PSYBER NEWS; Vol. 2,No.4., 2011
2011
Life Skills Adolescence Adolescents Self Efficacy Psycho-social Competence

Life Skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. As it is conceptualized in terms multiple interrelated abilities. , current study examined latent relations among the abilities using principal component analysis. Data were collected from 200 adolescents using one Likert - type questionnaire measuring ten areas of life skill. Principal Component Analysis extracted two factors namely, thinking and social skills. Results have application in psychological counselling.