scholarly journals Re- Enforcing Factors Related to Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages amongst High School Students in the North Central Province, Liberia

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Joseph Nyan Gono ◽  
Dora O. Akinboye
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Training Model ◽  
Reliability Coefficient ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Life Skills Training ◽  
School Students

This study endeavored to establish trends in the re-enforcing factor related to the consumption of alcoholic beverages among high school students in Liberia, using an experimental research design. A sample of 440 students from two selected schools was determined using Cochran’s formula. A sixteen item questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.70 was administered to the 440 students to identify those who drink alcohol. Applying G Power formula, 84 students were randomly selected out of the 170 students who drink alcohol as participants. Another validated questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.76 was used to collect data from the field. Descriptive statistics and t-test were used to analyze the data. The study concludes that the use of the Alcohol and Life Skills Training Model, which was employed to the experimental group is an effective educational tool to prepare students to make responsible decision about abstaining from drinking alcoholic beverages than the HIV/ AIDS Model which was employed to the control group. It is therefore recommended that the Government of Liberia should adopt the Alcohol and Life Skills Training Model into the National High School Curriculum in order to prevent and control the consumption of alcohol by students in high schools. Secondly, researchers and the Ministry of Education in conjunction with other Ministries such as Health and Youth should conduct further research on a wider scale on alcohol consumption among the youth, including the in-school and the out of school adolescents in Liberia.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of life skills training on increasing self-esteem of high school students

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 1043-1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esmaeilinasab Maryam ◽  
Malek Mohamadi Davoud ◽  
Ghiasvand Zahra ◽  
Bahrami somayeh
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Life Skills Training ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Training Emotional Regulation Skills in Reducing Addiction Ability in Male High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
Ramin Habibi-Kaleybar ◽  
◽  
Safarali Dehghani ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Male High School ◽  
Effectiveness Of Training ◽  
Talented Students

Background: Emotional adjustment skills have recently been proposed as a new framework in the prevention of addiction in students. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of training emotional regulation skills on reducing addiction ability in high school male students. Methods: The statistical population of the present quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test design and a control group was male high school students in Tabriz District 3 in the academic year 2018-2019. Accordingly, using the cluster sampling method, the students of one school were selected as the statistical sample and those with higher than the average score (above 21) were selected randomly and divided into the experimental (n=25) and control (n=25) groups. The experimental group was subjected to Emotional regulation skills training for 8 sessions, each session lasting 90 minutes for two months. During this period, the control group received no intervention. Theoretical Addiction Questionnaire was used for data collection. Covariance analysis was used to analyze the results. Results: Data analysis showed that training of emotional regulation skills has an impact on reducing the addiction of talented students. Conclusion: Training emotional regulation skills has an impact on reducing the addiction of talented students. emotion regulation skills training can also be used as a coping approach in adolescent education that should be targeted by reference groups, such as counselors, school coaches, and social planners.

scholarly journals The Effects of Study Skills Training on Qualitative Academic Achievement among Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Saeid Motevalli ◽  
Mohd Sahandri Ghani Hamzah ◽  
Samsilah Roslan ◽  
Siti Raba’ah Hamzah ◽  
Maryam Gholampour Garmjani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of study skills training on the qualitative academic achievement of girl high school students. This study was conducted by using an experimental design with pretest, posttest, and follow-up with the control group. The participants were 32 students from girl high school students of Tehran which were selected by cluster random sampling from girl high schools and then randomly assigned into control and experimental groups (Each group consisted of 16 students). The instruments used were Dortaj Qualitative Academic Achievement Questionnaire and Motevalli Study Skills Training Module. The experimental group received 8 sessions of psycho-educational group therapy and the control group did not receive any training. Two-way repeated-measures ANOVA was utilized for the analysis of data. Results revealed that there was a significant increase in qualitative academic achievement between pretest with post-test and follow-up among the experimental group. Moreover, there was a significant increase in qualitative academic achievement between post-test and follow-up in the experimental group with the control group. Additionally, the results showed that there is a significant increase in self-efficacy, planning, and motivation and also a significant decrease in emotional effects and lack of outcome control. In conclusion, the results of this study indicated that on the basis of deficit theory using learning and study skills training can lead to enhance student's skills to improve qualitative academic achievement. Further studies are required to examine whether exposing students to study skills training programs can lead them to enhance their qualitative academic achievement.   Keyword: Motivation Study Skills Training, Planning, Qualitative Academic Achievement, Self-efficacy.

scholarly journals The Effect of Assertiveness Skills Training on Reduction of Emotional Victimization of Female High School Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 59-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Adnan Hosseini ◽  
Mirmahmoud Mirnasab ◽  
Hossein Salimy ◽  
Masumeh Zangiabadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of assertiveness skills(AS)training on reduction of Emotional victimization in Sanandaj high school female students in iran (Academic year of 2013-14). Thus, 50 students (25 experimental, 25 control) were selected using random clustering sampling. This study was a quasi-experimental design with pretest, posttest and control group. Data was collected using Iranian form of bullying victimization scale. In an assertiveness skills training program, experimental group attended at eight 90-min sessions (one session per week), but control group never attended at any session. Data was examined using ANCOVA in SPSS. The results in  both experimental and follow-up stagesshowed that there was a significant diffrences between pretest and posttest inexperimental group. The findings were suggested that an assertiveness skillstraining program decreased students’ Emotional victimization as an effective intervention.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijls.v9i4.12679

scholarly journals Improving the Self-Esteem and Aggression Control of Deaf Adolescent Girls: The Effectiveness of Life Skills Training

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-174
Author(s):  
Nasrin Sudmand ◽  
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Guita Movallali ◽  
Arezoo Abedi ◽  
Asghar Dadkhah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Life Skills Training ◽  
Experimental Group

Objective: Many deaf adolescents tend to show more aggression, due to their less social and emotional skills. This also affects their self-evaluation and self-esteem. Life skills are related to the personal, intellectual, emotional, and physical development of an individual. The present study was done to examine the effectiveness of a life skills training program on improvement of the self-esteem and aggression control of deaf adolescents girls. Methods: This quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design using a control group Was done on 34 female deaf adolescents who were studying in first, second, and third grade of high school in Nezam Mafi High School, Tehran, Iran. Participants were selected using a purposive convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into two groups (experimental and control groups). The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI) and the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) were used to collect data. The life skills training program was delivered to the experimental group in eight 60-min sessions. Results: The results showed that the eight sessions of life skills training program significantly increased self-esteem (P<0.001) and decreased aggression of the experimental group of deaf adolescents girls (P<0.001) while there was no change in the control group. Conclusion: According to the results, it can be concluded that life skills training should be considered as a method for improving the mental status of deaf adolescent girls. Since there may be less social experiences in deaf adolescents, a training program may help them to achieve more self-esteem skills and be more successful in social communications.

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