STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUP LIFE SKILLS TRAINING ON REDUCING THE TENDENCY TO ADDICTION FOR WOMEN

Background and Aim : This study examined the effectiveness of group life skills training on reducing the tendency to addiction in general, active and passive dimensions in women of Arak in1397Methods : The independent variable was life skills training program, provided by the Welfare Organization to teach skills to students of universities who have been taught during a semester to women. In this program, self-awareness, effective communication skills and skills to deal with stress as a group and workshop was taught to students. The method used in this research was quasi-experimental design and layout, pre-test and post-test control group was used. APS questionnaire was used for evaluation of addiction in general, active and passive dimensions. The research community, were all women in arak in Of these women, 98 (n = 44) and control (n = 44) participated in the study. For analyzing the data obtained from the research, descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation and to consideration hypotheses, analysis of covariance were used to compare the results obtained from the experimental and control groups.Results : The results of this study showed that at % 95 confidences, tendency to addiction in general, active and passive dimension reduced in the whole of samples.. At women, results showed that skills training reduced tendency to addiction in general, active and passive dimensionsConclusion : . Based on these findings, it is suggested that with minor changes in the existing programs, we can use present educational package to reduce the tendency to addiction in other community or organization

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Life Skills ، students ، reducing the tendency to addiction ، active