The effect of life skills training on psychological well-being and satisfaction among female adolescents

Abstract

In this essay, it is aimed to analyze the effectiveness of life skills training (self assertion, problem solving and stress management) on psychological well-being and students, satisfaction with school in uremia female adolescent students in 89-90 academic year. The method of this study is a semi-experimental type with pre-test and post-test.the statistic society was formed from all of uremia 3th middle school students from whom a sample containing 60 student were chromatic choosed. during 5 sessions, Participators received life skills training in 3 experimental groups and a control group. In order to pre and post-test, it was used from the psychological well-being (SWBS) and satisfaction with school scales. The data were analyzed by using T-test and Anova. Obtained results from pre and post T- test of dependant groups with 0/01 level showed that life skills training (self assertion, problem solving and stress management) has positive effects on improving psychological well-being and satisfaction with school. Anova data achievements, also signifies the more effects of educating self assertion skills in promoting the psychological well-being and satisfaction with school. Hence, it can be concluded that implementation of training programs of life skills (self assertion, problem solving and stress management) can have effects on improvement of the above mentioned variables.

Keywords

• Life skills
• self-assertion
• problem solving
• stress management
• psychological well-being
• school satisfaction