Effect of Life Skill Training on Self -Esteem of High School Students in Iran

Abstract

The present study was an attempt to study effect of life skill training on self -esteem of high school students in Iran. For this purpose initially five high schools were selected randomly. Then from each school 30 students were selected whom the authorities of schools felt had some problems. Thereafter, self-esteem questionnaires were administered to all these 150 female students. Finally, 60 students were selected 12 from each school that was having low self-esteem, Therefore, total sample of the present study comprised sixty (60) female students. Then, they were assigned randomly to experimental and control groups. Each group had 30 subjects the experimental group was given Life skill training for 10 days, while the control group was not given such training. The Self-esteem of the experimental group were measured before and after Life skill training, while the Self-esteem, of the control group were measured twice but without Life Skill training. Self –esteem was measured by using Coppersmith’s self-esteem inventory (1981). It was found that there was a significant difference between pre and post condition on all the dimensions of self-esteem, i.e., General, Social, School academic and Home parent self-esteem. On all the dimensions, subjects of the experimental group scored higher in post condition than pre condition. In other words, life skill training was effective in increasing self-esteem.