152037 20251017144617.0 doi 10.3390/ijerph18157929 sideral 126205 ART-2021-126205 eng Salavera C. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-8072-2390 Relationship between social skills and happiness: Differences by gender 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted This study examines the relationship between social skills and happiness in 1st-year Teaching School students, as well as possible gender differences. The sample comprised 243 Teaching School students (Primary Education) in Zaragoza, including 110 men (45.27%) and 133 women (54.73%), aged 18–25 (average age 20.23 years; s.d. = 1.586). In order to analyse the relationship between social skills and subjective happiness, the Scale of Social Skills and Subjective Happiness Scale were used. While men scored higher in all social skills-related factors, women scored higher in all factors related to happiness. The study shows that factors such as self-expression in social settings and the ability to say no and cut off social interactions have a direct and significant effect on happiness among men, while self-expression in social settings and the ability to express anger led to a higher perception of happiness among women. Similarly, situations such as asking for and defending rights have an indirect and significant effect in men, reducing their levels of happiness. In the case of women, no social skills factors were found that led to lower happiness. It may be concluded that significant gender differences exist, although broader and lateral studies are needed in order to examine the relationship between gender identities, social skills and subjective happiness more in depth, and thus, understand the effect of these constructs in the development of personality. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S46-20R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 4.614 2021 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 45 / 182 = 0.247 2021 Q1 T1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 100 / 279 = 0.358 2021 Q2 T2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 71 / 210 = 0.338 2021 Q2 T2 0.814 2021 Pollution 2021 Q1 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2021 Q1 4.5 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Usán P. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3789-3781 4009 735 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicolog.Evolut.Educac 18, 15 (2021), 7929 [9 pp.] Int. j. environ. res. public health International journal of environmental research and public health 1661-7827 363140 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/152037/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2619522 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/152037/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:152037 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:19:53 ARTICLE