The Effectiveness of Life Skills Training (Problem Solving, Decision Making, Creative Thinking) on the Self-Esteem of Martyrs and Sacrificers’ Children in Tehran

In recent years, the importance of life skills and their training have been acknowledged by different social strata. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of life skills training on the self-esteem of the martyrs and sacrifices’ children in Tehran. This research work has a quasi-experimental design. The sample included 30 female children of martyrs and sacrifices who were assigned into a control group (n = 15) and an experimental group (n = 15). They participated in eight 90-minute sessions of life skills training. The data collection instrument was the Eysenck Self-Esteem Scale. The results indicated that life skills training positively affects self-esteem, and its significance was 0.006 comparing the self-esteem of the experimental and control groups. It appears that teaching problem solving, decision making, and creative thinking skills has a significant impact on the self-esteem of martyrs and sacrifices’ children and helps them with the problems they face in their lives.