A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL BEHAVIORS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Social behaviors of the students have a relationship with their interpersonal relations and adjustments. Social behaviors play an important role in the student's acceptance among peers and academic achievement. This research is an endeavor to analyze the social behaviors of the students at the university level and to assess their relationship with academic achievement. The current study was descriptive and 600 students and 120 teachers were the participants of the study. Separate questionnaires were developed to gather the perspectives of the undergraduates and their instructors. According to the results of the study, a coexistence found between higher academic achievement and the desired social behaviors. High achievers exhibit relatively less positive relationships with the peers as compare to moderate and low achievers. The high achievers displayed rarely undesired behavior. A slight difference found between high achievers and low achievers in showing undesired behavior, low achievers showed higher. Discrimination and segregation were crucial among the concerns and parent’s involvement and democratic administration were suggested to improve the social skills.