The effectiveness of self-efficacy training on academic stress and social skills of female students

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of self-efficacy training on the academic stress and social skills in junior high school female students. The research method was experimental. The design was pretest and posttest with a control group. The population included junior high school female students in Mamulan city during 2013-2014 academic year. Simple random sampling was used to select the participants. In this method, among the 8 educational complexes, one complex was selected and their students filled in Sherer self-efficacy, Zajacova academic stress and social skills of adolescents questionnaires. After analysis, randomly, 15 students with low self-efficacy, high stress and low social skills were selected and placed into experimental and control groups. The treatment was conducted in 10 sessions. Finally, a posttest was performed in both groups. The questionnaires were analyzed using covariance analysis in SPSS software. The results showed that in experimental group, self-efficacy training had a significant and positive effect on academic stress and social skills. As a result, we conclude that self-efficacy training affects educational stress and social skills.