Impact of social skills training on self-esteem among male and female adolescent students

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seema G. B. ◽  
G. Venkatesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Experimental Group

The adolescent years are transforming at all levels: physical, emotional, social, cognitive and behavioral. Helping professionals have searched for ways for adolescents to acquire the skills necessary to face these many changes. Parents, educators and adolescents have tried to do what they can ,not only to survive ,but to make the most of major life transition that occurs from age 10-18 (Arnett, 2000). This study was done to investigate the effect of social skills training on self esteem among male and female adolescent students. The sample consisted of 200 (100 male and 100 female) adolescent students, were selected randomly and divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received social skills training in 10 sessions, but the control group didn't attend the sessions. Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale by Rosenberg (1965) was administered in pre and post intervention to measuring Self esteem. Results revealed that social skills training has significantly enhanced self esteem in the selected sample of experimental group and gender did not have differential influence on enhancing self esteem due to social skills training.

Evaluation of a Videodisc-Based Social Skills Training Program

1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Thorkildsen ◽  
Julie Fodor-Davis ◽  
David Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Behavior ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Social Behaviors ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Experimental Group

The study helped determine the effectiveness of a videodisc-based social skills training program for mildly handicapped elementary school children. The program teaches children how to use appropriate phrasing, intonation, and body language in such social interactions as getting involved and being positive The videodisc is used to present examples of appropriate and inappropriate social behaviors, and models to imitate in subsequent role-playing activities. Six elementary school resource rooms, each containing five mildly handicapped students, were randomly assigned to participate in the program (experimental group) or to continue their regular resource room program (control group). Data on the student's social behavior, acceptance by nonhandicapped peers, self-esteem, and treatment implementation were collected over a 4-month period. Experimental group students scored significantly higher on a posttraining measure of peer acceptance and postchecklist of social skills than did control group students. No treatment effect was found for a postchecklist of social behaviors not covered in the program or on a postmeasure on self-esteem. The social behavior of the students in natural school settings was directly observed for 16 weeks. Treatment group students made a greater improvement than did control group students, but the difference was not statistically significant It was concluded that both the videodisc instruction and the peer tutoring were important to the success of the program. Videodisc program design considerations are also discussed.

scholarly journals Effect of Social Skills Training on Juveniles’ Psychological Problems in a Detention Center in Ghana

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Mustapha Alhassan
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Paranoid Ideation ◽  
Detention Center ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: In this world it is important to train children to acquire useful skills such that they would take care of themselves tomorrow and show good behaviors. The world can only be a peaceful and developed place if children are trained to acquire social skills that are useful. Therefore, to determine whether social skills training would change juvenile misbehavior this study was conducted. Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental design. The sample was drawn from a population of 97 juveniles in detention at a Senior Correctional Center (formally known as Borstal Institute) in Accra, Ghana. The sample was 50 juveniles in a Correctional Center. The outcome measure was Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). Test scores on delinquent behavior were compared across the two groups; (1) 25 juveniles who underwent social skills training (SST) and (2) 25 matched control group of juveniles who did not undergo SST. Participants in the training group underwent a one-month SST. The training sessions lasted for 60 minutes and they met three times a week for four weeks. Data collection was from May 2017 to August 2017. Results: The results of the experimental group showed that 8 subscales somatization (df = 48; t = 2.39; p < .025), obsessive-compulsion (df = 48; t = 4.32; p < .001), depression (df = 48; t = 4.13; p <.001), anxiety (df = 48; t = 3.80; p < .001), hostility (df = 48; t = 3.74; p <. 001), phobic anxiety (df = 48; t = 3.80; ρ < .001), paranoid ideation (df = 48; t = 2.46; p < .021), and Psychoticism (df = 48; t = 2.28; p < .032) to have statistically significant differences. Conclusion: This study found that out of the 9 subscales used only 1 scale was not statistically significant for the experimental group. This study provided evidence indicating juveniles who underwent social skills training (SST) had improvement in their social skills as compared to their colleagues who did not have such training.

Interaction Strain and Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Effectiveness of a Social Skills Program

1997 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phyllis A. Gordon ◽  
Chow S. Lam ◽  
Roberta Winter
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Social Skills Program ◽  
Socialization Skills ◽  
And Control

The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effects of a social skills training program in helping persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) increase socialization skills specifically designed to lessen interaction strain with persons who are not disabled. A second purpose focused on the effects of social skills training on increasing self-esteem, self-efficacy beliefs, and self-referent thoughts of persons with MS. Participants in this study included twenty-six persons with MS who were randomly assigned to either a treatment or control group. While there were no significant differences between the experimental and control groups on any measure, the results suggest that these persons with MS maintained positive self-images and apparently experienced no particular anxiety in social interactions.

scholarly journals Communication and Social Skills in Education of Health Occupation Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-51
Author(s):  
Mira Klarin ◽  
◽  
Vesna Antičević ◽  
Goran Kardum ◽  
Ana Proroković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Health Studies ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Skills Learning

The aim was to investigate whether social skills’ training (SST) influences attitudes towards communication skills learning and to validate the Communication Skills Attitudes Scale (CSAS) among students of health studies in the Republic of Croatia. SST (10 workshops) was implemented for this purpose. Seventy 1st year students in four Croatian university health studies were randomly selected to take part in the training and 169 students were part of the control group. CSAS was administered at the beginning and end of training to both groups. The results indicated good metric characteristics in relation to CSAS and its two-factor structure (positive attitude scale and negative attitude scale). Furthermore, we did not record significant changes in attitudes towards communication skills learning in both groups. However, pursuant to average results from the subscales attitudes towards communication skills learning, we noticed that negative attitudes tend to decrease and positive tend to increase. This indicates that 10 workshops might have been insufficient in order to change attitudes. Keywords: validation, communication and social skills, training

scholarly journals EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MOTIVATIONAL PACKAGE ON ENHANCING SELF-ESTEEM AND MAINTAIN ABSTINENCE, IN ALCOHOL DEPENDENT ADULTS IN A SELECTED DE-ADDITION CENTRE: A PILOT STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mr. Praveen L Subravgoudar ◽  
Dr. J Rukumani rukumani ◽  
Dr. J Rukumani rukumani
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Intervention Level ◽  
Abstinence From Alcohol ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

ABSTRACT Alcohol dependence is a major health problem in every society, and in both developed and developing countries. It is usually referred to as the third most serious public health problem. Alcohol is a dangerous drug, which has been domesticated by traditionsthat predate history. It is intimate with our social life. Alcohol is a major public health problem today. In last three decades, many surveys have been carried out in India to assess the prevalence and co-morbidity of alcohol and drug uses. Important finding of these studies is that alcohol was the commonest substance used, i.e., 60-98%. The research design used for the study was quasi-experimental research design. Total of 60 alcohol dependent adults, who met inclusion sampling criteria, were selected and randomly allocated 30 to experimental group and 30 to control group with the help of computer-generated random sequence numbers. Level of self – esteem and maintaining abstinence from alcohol among the alcohol dependent adults was assessed by using Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and URICA Scale respectively. The participants of experimental group administered motivational package in 6 sessions, each day one session. Outcome variables were measured at three points in time; before intervention, 7th day after intervention, and one month after intervention. Effects of the intervention were analyzed by repeated-measures ANOVA. Results shows the that Motivational Package was effective in enhancing Self-Esteem and maintaining abstinence, in alcohol dependent adults in a selected de-addition centre. A significant positive correlation (r = 0.0888) was found between post intervention level of self-esteem and maintaining abstinence from alcohol among adults in the experimental group and a significant negative correlation between (r = -0.487) was found between post intervention level of self-esteem and maintaining abstinence from alcohol among adults in the control group. The study concludes that Motiv

scholarly journals Emotional Regulation In Teens And Improvement of Constructive Skills (EmoTIConS): Study Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Pedrini ◽  
Roberta Rossi ◽  
Laura Rosa Magni ◽  
Mariangela Lanfredi ◽  
Serena Meloni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Emotional Problem ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Biological Features ◽  
Biological Variables ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: Emotional dysregulation (ED) constitutes a relevant factor involved in the onset and maintenance of many mental disorders. Targeting ED during adolescence could be determinant both to identify high risk individuals and to promote preventive interventions. This study will aim to evaluate the impact of a brief Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)-based intervention for adolescent students by measuring changes in emotional regulation skills and impulsive behaviors. Moreover, alterations in biological features related to stress response and inflammation will be assessed as potential biological variables associated to ED.Methods: This is a randomized trial. A total of 20 classes of adolescent students will be recruited among high schools in Brescia, a city in the North of Italy. They will be randomized to the psychoeducational intervention (experimental group) or to a control condition (control group). The intervention will be based on DBT Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents, and it will consist in four monthly 2-hours sessions (for a total of 8 hours) scheduled during regular school-time. Participants will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and at 3 and 6-month of follow-up. The primary outcome measures will be represented by changes in the use of emotional regulation skills (measured by the DBT-Ways of Coping Checklist) and by changes in the frequency of impulsive behaviours (measured by an ad-hoc created checklist). Salivary samples will be collected at baseline and post-intervention to explore possible biological features underlying ED.Discussion: Data from the present project will offer the opportunity to better understand the complex phenomenon of ED. Repeated assessment will cover several domains (emotional, behavioral, social, biological) as potential factors associated with ED. Moreover, it will be possible to measure the effect of the proposed intervention, contributing to improve knowledge on the impact of school-based universal preventive programs. Finally, the current trial will propose an integrated screening- and intervention-based model. Ultimately, this could reduce barriers to youth’s mental health care by fostering collaboration between schools and mental health services. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04349709. Registration date: 16/04/2020https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04349709

THE BENEFITS OF LIFE SKILLS TRAINING: ANALYSIS BASED ON GENDER

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-43
Author(s):  
Naheed Karokhi
Keyword(s):  
Skill Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Life Skill ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Positive State

The objective of the study was to test the effects of life skill training on emotional distress based on gender differences. The sampling was based on 160 adolescent students who participated in this study. These students were enrolled in various classes in city of Kabul, Afghanistan. The study was based on experiment design where we administered life skill training on experimental group and control group was excluded from such life skill training. The findings of the study based on pre and post test administered on both groups shows that as individuals received the life skill training, it influenced positively on their positive state of mind and reduced negative emotions.

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