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The study aimed to identify the level of social competence and investigate the differences due to the type of academic difficulty, grade, and academic level. To achieve the goal of the study, the descriptive method was used. The sample consisted of (120) of elementary school students with learning difficulties in the City of Hail. To achieve the goal of the study, the Social Competence Scale, with its two dimensions (relationship with others and self-control), was prepared. Findings indicated that the level of social competence among the students with learning difficulties, and its two dimensions, was high. The dimension of the relationship with others came in first place, followed by the self-control dimension. The results revealed, also, that there were no statistically significant differences in the social competence of students with learning difficulties due to differences in the (type of academic difficulty, grade, and academic level) . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Loneliness is a perceived deficit in social relationships that is nested within broader cultural meaning systems. This longitudinal study examined predictors of loneliness in Chinese and U.S. children with the hypothesis that peer relationship parameters (number of friends, social preference, and popularity) mediate the associations between behavior qualities and loneliness differently across countries. Fifth‐grade Chinese (n = 576, Mage = 10.58 years) and U.S. (White, Black, Asian, n = 540; Mage = 10.23 years) children completed two waves of assessment within an academic year. Shyness and athletic competence more strongly predicted loneliness for U.S. children, and academic ability, and aggression more strongly predicted loneliness for Chinese children. Popularity was a mediator for U.S. children but not Chinese children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]