The Effect Of Family Training Program In Improving Students’ Life Skills
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Date
2016-03
Authors
Fathi, Heydar
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of family training
program on the life skills of high risk students. This study is a quasi-experimental
research with pretest, posttest and control groups. The population of this study
includes all students of junior high schools in Tabriz, Iran with parents who had
finished at least junior high school. By pretest, 219 students have been categorized in
three groups: a) Face to Face b) Correspondence group and c) control group. Parents
of face to face group have been entered in 8 sessions. Parents of correspondence
group have been received reading materials and no intervention applied for control
group. After 8 sessions for face to face group and studying the reading materials by
correspondence group, Pretest have been taken. 1 month by 1 month, posttest, post
hoc test 1 and post hoc test 2 have been taken. In order to collect date Questionnaire
on Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), Adolescent Decision Making Questionnaire
(ADMQ), Coping Self-Efficiency Criteria (CSES), Self-Control group Scale have
been used. The obtained results have been analyzed by using SPSS software. The
result showed that the face to face training had a positive effect on life skills ( selfcontrol
, self-efficacy , empathy ) and decision-making skills of children in Panic,
Avoidance, Self-Confidence (05/0> P). But this method had no effect on the
Impulsive Thought. Correspondence training had positive effect on empathy and
self-control skills )P>0 /05(but correspondence training of parents had no effect
decision-making skills and self-control skills. Based on findings of this research, face
to face family training has had a positive effect on increasing life skills of students.
However, the effect of correspondence training is not significant.
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Family training program