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

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

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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منابع

 Adler, A., Unanue, W., Osin, E., Ricard, M., Alkire, S., & Seligman, M. (2017). Psychological well-being. Happiness, 118.

Campbell-Sills, L., & Barlow, D. H. (2007). Incorporating emotion regulation into conceptualizations and treatments of anxiety and mood disorders.

Gatab, T. A., Jeludar, S. S., Ghajari, A. V., & Jeludar, Z. A. (2013). 2603-Effects of the education of life skills on the reduction of mental-behavioral disorders of depression, anxiety, stress in students. European Psychiatry, 28, 1.

Moritsugu, J., Vera, E., Wong, F. Y., & Duffy, K. (2019). Community psychology: Routledge.

Roy, K., Kamath, V. G., Kamath, A., Hegde, A., Alex, J., & Lena, A. (2016). Effectiveness of life skill training program on stress among adolescents at a school setting. Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 12(4), 309-322.

Vemer, E., Coleman, M., Ganong, L. H., & Cooper, H. (1989). Marital satisfaction in remarriage: A meta-analysis. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 713-725.

Yadav, P., & Iqbal, N. (2009). Impact of life skill training on self-esteem, adjustment and empathy among adolescents. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 35(10), 61-70.

Abadi, H., Jafar, Zaei, N., & Naser. (2022). The effectiveness of teaching interpersonal communication skills on hope to study and feeling of belonging to school. Journal of Educational Psychology Studies, 19(47), 52-33. [In Persian].

Jawanmard, Gh & Asadollahfam, sh. (2017). Comparing the executive functions of children with learning disabilities in mathematics with children with reading, writing and normal disabilities. Neuropsychology, 3(10), 39-50 DOI: 20.1001.1.24765023.1396.3.10.3.4. [In Persian].

Hajizadeh Mahani, F. (2015). Analysis of the content of the book Teaching Skills for Life based on the principles of content selection and providing corrective solutions from the perspective of curriculum planning experts. Research in curriculum planning, 12(44), 123-134. [In Persian].

Hijazi, Masoud, Sobhi, Jahan, S., & Aslan. (2016). The effect of life skills training on reducing anxiety and depression of people with opioid addiction. Journal of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences & Health Services, 24(104).. [In Persian].

Hosni, Nadi, Sajjadian, & Ilnaz. (2019). Effectiveness of active memory cognitive-emotional-social intervention training on improving the cognitive regulation of emotion in fifth grade female students of Tehran primary schools. Scientific Journal of Education and Evaluation (Quarterly), 12(47), 39-66. [In Persian].

Hossein, S. B., & Fatemeh, A. The effectiveness of life skills training on anxiety, depression and happiness of mothers of middle school students in Karaj city in the academic year 2010-2011. [In Persian].

Khodadadi, Qoli, R., Abdulmaleki, & Shaheen. (2022). Comparison of teaching the application of psychology (life skills) and the application of the principles of jurisprudence in life on women's anxiety. Islamic lifestyle centered on health, 6, 0-0. [In Persian].

Rajabi, & Aslami. (2019). The effectiveness of life skills training on the psychological well-being and happiness of elderly women. Psychology of Aging, 4(4), 301-312. [In Persian].

Zard, A. B., Yellow, Y. A. B., Dolatshahi, & Taheri. (2020). Examining the prevalence of bullying and its relationship with social-emotional skills, problem-solving skills and depression in first secondary school students. Scientific Journal of Education and Evaluation (Quarterly), 12(48), 13-32. [In Persian].

Shafi'i, Taqvai, Dawood, & Saforaei, p. (2017). Comparing the effectiveness of life skills training and acceptance and commitment training on the psychological well-being of immigrant women. Islamic Journal of Women and Family, 5(2), 51-74. [In Persian].

Fathi, Nabi, Moradi, Sh., Murad, & Sheikhi. (2016). The effect of training to curb the end of life on mental health and individual-social adjustment. Nama Journal of Educational Studies, 7, 1-10. [In Persian].

Farah, N., Masoud, B., & Mehtab, V. The effect of life skills training on anxiety and self-expression of Behbahan high school students. [In Persian].

Fard, M., Al Sadat, L., & Moradi. (2018). The role of life skills on mental disorders (anxiety and depression) of type 2 diabetic patients. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 61(5), 1248-1256. [In Persian].

Kote, R., Nejad, M., Vali, Shirazi, & Mahmoud. (2022). The effect of empowerment based on life skills on reducing social anxiety among teenagers who use social networks excessively. Islamic lifestyle centered on health, 5(4), 8-14. [In Persian].

Moradi, Basri, & Jola, M. (2019). The effect of teaching life skills (problem solving, decision-making, creative thinking) on the happiness of Shahid and Ishargar children in Tehran. Military Psychology Quarterly, 10(39), 43-49. [In Persian].

Nobahari, A; Fathi, E; Malikshahi Biranvand, F (2019). Investigating the effect of emotion induction on the recall of emotion-consonant words in students, National Research Conference in Psychology, Sari. [In Persian].

 

 

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منابع
 Adler, A., Unanue, W., Osin, E., Ricard, M., Alkire, S., & Seligman, M. (2017). Psychological well-being. Happiness, 118.
Campbell-Sills, L., & Barlow, D. H. (2007). Incorporating emotion regulation into conceptualizations and treatments of anxiety and mood disorders.
Gatab, T. A., Jeludar, S. S., Ghajari, A. V., & Jeludar, Z. A. (2013). 2603-Effects of the education of life skills on the reduction of mental-behavioral disorders of depression, anxiety, stress in students. European Psychiatry, 28, 1.
Moritsugu, J., Vera, E., Wong, F. Y., & Duffy, K. (2019). Community psychology: Routledge.
Roy, K., Kamath, V. G., Kamath, A., Hegde, A., Alex, J., & Lena, A. (2016). Effectiveness of life skill training program on stress among adolescents at a school setting. Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 12(4), 309-322.
Vemer, E., Coleman, M., Ganong, L. H., & Cooper, H. (1989). Marital satisfaction in remarriage: A meta-analysis. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 713-725.
Yadav, P., & Iqbal, N. (2009). Impact of life skill training on self-esteem, adjustment and empathy among adolescents. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 35(10), 61-70.
Abadi, H., Jafar, Zaei, N., & Naser. (2022). The effectiveness of teaching interpersonal communication skills on hope to study and feeling of belonging to school. Journal of Educational Psychology Studies, 19(47), 52-33. [In Persian].
Jawanmard, Gh & Asadollahfam, sh. (2017). Comparing the executive functions of children with learning disabilities in mathematics with children with reading, writing and normal disabilities. Neuropsychology, 3(10), 39-50 DOI: 20.1001.1.24765023.1396.3.10.3.4. [In Persian].
Hajizadeh Mahani, F. (2015). Analysis of the content of the book Teaching Skills for Life based on the principles of content selection and providing corrective solutions from the perspective of curriculum planning experts. Research in curriculum planning, 12(44), 123-134. [In Persian].
Hijazi, Masoud, Sobhi, Jahan, S., & Aslan. (2016). The effect of life skills training on reducing anxiety and depression of people with opioid addiction. Journal of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences & Health Services, 24(104).. [In Persian].
Hosni, Nadi, Sajjadian, & Ilnaz. (2019). Effectiveness of active memory cognitive-emotional-social intervention training on improving the cognitive regulation of emotion in fifth grade female students of Tehran primary schools. Scientific Journal of Education and Evaluation (Quarterly), 12(47), 39-66. [In Persian].
Hossein, S. B., & Fatemeh, A. The effectiveness of life skills training on anxiety, depression and happiness of mothers of middle school students in Karaj city in the academic year 2010-2011. [In Persian].
Khodadadi, Qoli, R., Abdulmaleki, & Shaheen. (2022). Comparison of teaching the application of psychology (life skills) and the application of the principles of jurisprudence in life on women's anxiety. Islamic lifestyle centered on health, 6, 0-0. [In Persian].
Rajabi, & Aslami. (2019). The effectiveness of life skills training on the psychological well-being and happiness of elderly women. Psychology of Aging, 4(4), 301-312. [In Persian].
Zard, A. B., Yellow, Y. A. B., Dolatshahi, & Taheri. (2020). Examining the prevalence of bullying and its relationship with social-emotional skills, problem-solving skills and depression in first secondary school students. Scientific Journal of Education and Evaluation (Quarterly), 12(48), 13-32. [In Persian].
Shafi'i, Taqvai, Dawood, & Saforaei, p. (2017). Comparing the effectiveness of life skills training and acceptance and commitment training on the psychological well-being of immigrant women. Islamic Journal of Women and Family, 5(2), 51-74. [In Persian].
Fathi, Nabi, Moradi, Sh., Murad, & Sheikhi. (2016). The effect of training to curb the end of life on mental health and individual-social adjustment. Nama Journal of Educational Studies, 7, 1-10. [In Persian].
Farah, N., Masoud, B., & Mehtab, V. The effect of life skills training on anxiety and self-expression of Behbahan high school students. [In Persian].
Fard, M., Al Sadat, L., & Moradi. (2018). The role of life skills on mental disorders (anxiety and depression) of type 2 diabetic patients. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 61(5), 1248-1256. [In Persian].
Kote, R., Nejad, M., Vali, Shirazi, & Mahmoud. (2022). The effect of empowerment based on life skills on reducing social anxiety among teenagers who use social networks excessively. Islamic lifestyle centered on health, 5(4), 8-14. [In Persian].
Moradi, Basri, & Jola, M. (2019). The effect of teaching life skills (problem solving, decision-making, creative thinking) on the happiness of Shahid and Ishargar children in Tehran. Military Psychology Quarterly, 10(39), 43-49. [In Persian].
Nobahari, A; Fathi, E; Malikshahi Biranvand, F (2019). Investigating the effect of emotion induction on the recall of emotion-consonant words in students, National Research Conference in Psychology, Sari. [In Persian].
 
 
Journal of Sociology of Lifestyle (SLS)
Volume 9, Issue 1
March 2025
Pages 1-10

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

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