TITLE:
The Effect of Life Skills Training on the Mental Health and Level of Resilience among Teachers of Normal Students and Teachers of Exceptional Students in Zahedan
AUTHORS:
Hossein Jenaabadi, Bahareh Azizi Nejad, Rozita Mostafapour, Rezvan Haghi
KEYWORDS:
Life Skills Training, Mental Health, Level of Resilience, Teachers of Normal Students, Teachers of Exceptional Students
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Medical Psychology,
Vol.4 No.2,
February
16,
2015
ABSTRACT: This is
an experimental study conducted on two groups of control and experimental using
pretestposttest design, applying psychological intervention on the study
sample. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of collective
education life skills on mental health and resilience of teachers in Zahedan.
The population of the study included all teachers at schools with normal students
and teachers at schools with exceptional students in Zahedan, among which 60
teachers at normal schools and 20 teachers at exceptional schools were selected
and placed in two groups of experimental and control, respectively. Initially,
members of the experimental group were taught 10 basic life skills in 10 2-hour
sessions. Mental health and resilience questionnaires were distributed and
gathered before and after the training sessions. Results indicated the positive
effect of life skills training on mental health of teachers at schools with
normal students and teachers at schools with exceptional students, which meant that
the more the life skills training to teachers at schools with normal students
and teachers at schools with exceptional students, the lower their mental
health scores would be. Results also indicated the positive effect of life
skills training on resilience of teachers at schools with normal students and
teachers at schools with exceptional students, which meant that the more the
life skills training to teachers at schools with normal students and teachers
at schools with exceptional students, the higher their resilience scores would be.