The Effect of a Life Skills Training Course on The Happiness And Anxiety Reduction of Primary School Students

Document Type : Original Research

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1 Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Humanities, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, University of Tabriz

3 Lecturer of Social Studies Department, Faculty of Humanities, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran and teacher

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of life skills training on the happiness and anxiety reduction of primary school students in Malekan city. Method: The research method was semi-experimental. The statistical population includes all male students of the sixth grade of elementary school in the academic year 1402-1403. 40 students of sixth grade were selected as samples and were replaced in two experimental and control groups. The data collection tools in this research included the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (1989) and the Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire (1970). The experimental group received life skills training in 10 sessions of 40 minutes, while the control group did not receive any intervention. In order to analyze the data, descriptive statistics methods (mean, standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis) and in the inferential statistics section, multivariate and univariate covariance methods were used. Findings: The findings indicated the significant effectiveness of life skills training on reducing anxiety and increasing happiness in students (p=0.001). Conclusion: Therefore, according to the obtained results, life skills training can be used as a program in primary schools to reduce mental problems including anxiety and increase the level of happiness of students.

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Journal of Sociology of Lifestyle (SLS)
Volume 9, Issue 1
March 2025
Pages 1-10

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History

  • Receive Date: 19 February 2025
  • Revise Date: 22 February 2025
  • Accept Date: 23 February 2025
  • Publish Date: 20 March 2024

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