Relations of Social Problem Solving with Interpersonal Competence in Japanese Students

Abstract

To clarify the relations of the dimensions of social problem solving with those of interpersonal competence in a sample of 234 Japanese college students, Japanese versions of the Social Problem-solving Inventory–Revised and the Social Skill Scale were administered. Pearson correlations between the two sets of variables were low, but higher within each set of subscales. Cronbach's α was low for four subscales assessing interpersonal competence.