Resumen de The effect of group training of life skills on improving the quality of life of high school students
Hadis Mastalizadeh, Aziz Shahraki Vahed, Mojtaba Zeini Jahrimi, Reza Sheikhi
Background and objectives: Living in today's modern society is complex and requires skills beyond what the family and school teaches students. Such skills should beyond their mental health and teach them how to enjoy their lives. The most critical period of human life is the teenage period i.e. adolescents and students who have to face the challenges and tensions of their career and education, in addition to be away from the family and friends. The World Health Organization has supported a developed curriculum aimed at preventing and promoting mental health, which is called life skills. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of life skills training curriculum on improving the quality of life of high school students in Bardsir, Iran.Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design was carried out on 120 high school students in the city of Bardsir. A total of 40 subjects were selected after the completion of the quality of life standard questionnaire and who had the lowest score, and were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Then, a 12-point life skills training program was trained in a group of 12 sessions of 1.5 hours. For data analysis, covariance analysis was used.Findings: The results of covariance analysis indicated that life skills training, in addition to the effect on the overall quality of life, was effective on the dimensions of physical health and mental health of the experimental group and led to an increase in their quality of life (P <0.001). Conclusion: Given the findings, it can be concluded that implementation of life skills curriculum lead to changes in students' behavior and ultimately increase their quality of life.
