Communication skills and social interaction in university students from Lima Communication skills and social interaction in university students from Lima

Abstract

The present study aims to establish the correlation between communication skills and social interaction among students of the Faculty of Education of a public university in Lima. The research is framed under the positivist paradigm, with a quantitative approach, a basic type, of the non-experimental design, with a cross section, of the sub-type of correlational design. The population was census, consisting of 214 students, who were administered two valid and reliable questionnaires: the communication skills instrument (ratified by KR-20 = 0.98) and social interaction (validated by Cronbach's Alpha = 0.988). The results showing the existence of a significant and direct link between communication skills and social interaction (Spearman's Rho =, 823). Finally, it was concluded that, if students develop communication skills such as reception, emission, handling of non-verbal communication, assertive then the social interaction of the students is strengthened.