Effectiveness of Gratitude Training on Empathy and Communication Skills in Adolescents Girls

The purpose of this study was to effectiveness of gratitude training on empathy and communication skills in adolescents girls.

This research was conducted through a pre-test and post-test research design with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of 3258 female eighth-grade students in Rasht city in the academic year of 2019-2020, from which a sample of 40 was selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. For data collection, Quinn Dam (2004), Empathy Juliff & Farrington (2006), and Emmons & McCullough Appreciation Training Questionnaire (2) were used. The data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance.

The results showed that gratitude training influenced female adolescents' empathy (P˂0.028) and communication skills (P˂0.001).

According to the findings of this study, it can be concluded that adolescence is a very important and important period with unique characteristics. In this context, appreciation of training can be effective.