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The Effect of Life Skills Training on Increased Self-Esteem Among the First-Year High School Students of Dashti County



Abdolahi S1 ; Heidari H2 ; Rahmani E3 ; Mirmahdi SR4 ; Shamseddinilory S5 ; Arshi S6 ; Haghshenas Z7 ; Khaledi FR8 ; Mesbahi E9
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  1. 1. Department of clinical psychology, Worker of Imam Khomeini relief foundation of, Asaluyeh, Bushehr, Iran
  2. 2. Department of counseling, Islamic Azad university, Khomein Branch, Khomein, Iran
  3. 3. Department of counseling, Islamic Azad university, Takestan Branch, Khomein, Iran
  4. 4. Department of psychology, Payam noor university of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of counseling, Islamic Azad university, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran
  6. 6. Department of clinical psychology, Specialist mental health, University of medical science, Isfahan, Iran
  7. 7. Department of clinical psychology, Psychologist of Feizol–Eslam institute of higher Education, Isfahan, Iran
  8. 8. Department of clinical psychology, Kish international Branch, Islamic Azad university, Iran
  9. 9. Department of counseling, expert counselor, Iran University of medical science, Tehran, Iran

Source: Advances in Environmental Biology Published:2014

Abstract

The main goal of this research was to study the effect of life skills training on selfesteem among the first-year female high school students of Dashti County in the year 2013. The statistical population consisted of the first-year female high school students of Dashti County of which 50 persons were selected through random multistage cluster sampling and placed in two experiment and control groups (25 persons per each group). This research was semi-experimental with pretest and posttest with control group. Corresponding tools used in this research was Copper Smith’s Self-esteem Questionnaire. For hypothesis of the effect of life skills training on self-esteem, pretest and posttest difference of the score of self-esteem of both groups has been obtained. Using T-test for independent groups, the said scores were analyzed. The results reveal that there is a difference between pretest and posttest score average of experiment group. The results of this research show that life skills training causes an increased selfesteem among the students of experiment group compared to that of control group. © 2014 AENSI Publisher All rights reserved.
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