The effectiveness of life skills training on aggression and perceived stress of police command soldiers

One of the ways to reduce the perceived aggression and stress of soldiers and to help them grow and expand the skills needed for a good life is to use a preventive approach in the form of life skills training, which has been introduced by the World Health Organization. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of life skills training on aggression and perceived stress of police command soldiers.

The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and with a control group. The statistical population included the soldiers of the police command who referred to the counseling center of Marzan Abad barracks in 1402, who were selected using random sampling method in the number of 30 people (15 people in the experimental group and 15 people as the control group). The tools used in this research included aggression questionnaires by Bass and Perry (1992) and perceived stress by Cohen (1983). Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data.

The results of data analysis showed that the average scores of aggression and perceived stress of soldiers in the post-test compared to the pre-test in the experimental group were significant. Therefore, life skills training has an effect on perceived aggression and stress of police command soldiers.

Life skills training can reduce the psychological pressure caused by facing problems and lead to the reduction of negative emotions such as fear, guilt, and feelings of inferiority and unworthiness.