The Effect of Life Skills Training on Social Adjustment and Academic Performance of Adolescent Female Students
The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of life skills training on social adjustment and academic performance of guidance- school female students in Yazd city. The statistical research used a quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. The population was all guidance school female students of Yazd city in 2011-2012 (1390-91s. c.) academic year. The research sample included thirty second- grade students who were selected through multistage random sampling who were then assigned randomly into two experimental and control groups: The instruments used were California Test of Personality (Thorpe، Clarck & Tiegs، 1953) and students’ grades in the first and second semester of 2011- 2012 academic year. The life skills training included 12 sessions، each 90 minutes، on a weekly basis for training group. The results of analysis of covariance indicated that life skills training is effective on social adjustment and academic performance of adolescent female students (P<0. 001). Therefore، it is concluded that life skills training، as basic skills of mental health، can be an effective approach in increasing social adjustment and academic performance of adolescent female students.
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