The Effectiveness of Life Skills Training on Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies, Psychological Well-being and Social Adjustment among Female Junior High School Students

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of life skills training on cognitive emotion regulation strategies, psychological well-being and social adjustment among female junior high school students. . In terms of purpose, the present research was practical and was carried out in the framework of a semi-experimental study including a pre-test-post-test design with a control group.. The research statistical population included all female junior high-school students in Gachsaran city in the academic year of 2022-2023. By cluster sampling method, 36 students were selected as study sample and randomly assigned to two equal groups of experimental and control. The research instruments included the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (Garnefski & Kraaij, 2006), psychological well-being scale (Ryff, 2002) and social adjustment questionnaire (Sinha & Singh, 1993). In implementing the treatment, the experimental group received instruction on the skills of life in 10 sessions while the control group received no instruction. For analysis of data, inferential statistical methods were used such as univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and SPSS statistical software (version 22). The results indicated that training of life skills can be employed as a useful intervention method to increase in psychological well-being and social adjustment and reduction in negative strategies of cognitive emotion regulation in female junior high school students (P< 0/05). Based on the findings, it can help adolescents to improve their psychological and emotional capabilities through designing effective intervention programs.