Open AccessEffects of Interventional Training Program on Interpersonal Skills in Female Teenagers: A Case Control Study
Author(s) -
Parasto Karimi,
Fathola Mohamadian,
Yousef Veisani,
Sehat Aibod
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of comprehensive pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2251-8177
pISSN - 2251-8150
DOI - 10.5812/compreped.81539
Subject(s) - social skills , interpersonal communication , cluster sampling , clinical psychology , medicine , population , test (biology) , interpersonal relationship , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , paleontology , environmental health , biology
Background: Interpersonal skills enable people to develop positive and effective relationships with each other. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of training on interpersonal skills in female teenagers. Methods: By an interventional study with pretest-posttest design, subjects were randomly divided into case and control groups. The target population consisted of all female teenagers in Ilam in 2016 - 2017. The 60 participants, included by multi-stage cluster sampling, were randomly assigned into two experimental (n = 30) and control groups (n = 30). The short 32-item version of inventory of interpersonal problems (IIP) was used to collection of data, which was completed by all subjects at the pre-test stage. The interventional group received eight sessions of the life skills training program, and two experimental and control groups received the post-test. Data were analyzed by two-variable variance of analysis via SPSS software version 20. Results: The results showed a significant difference between the interpersonal skills scores of both interventional and control groups in the post-test stage at the significance level (P < 0.01). This means that training enhances the interpersonal skills of female teenagers. Conclusions: The training program can be effective for interpersonal skills.