The impact of assertiveness training program on improvement of academic self-efficacy, and psychological well-being of female students

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

Foroogh Mahigir ¹ , Majid Hamedani ²

1 - استادیار گروه علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه فرهنگیان ایران، تهران، ایران.
2 - Assistant professor, department of Counseling and psychology, Farhangian University, Iran.

Received: 2017-03-28 Accepted : 2017-04-13 Published : 2017-05-22

Keywords: academic self-efficacy, psychological well-being, Courage training program,

Abstract :

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of daring education program on improving academic self-efficacy and psychological well-being of students of Islamic Azad University, Behbahan Branch. Methodology: The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population of the present study included all female students of the Islamic Azad University of Behbahan Branch in the academic year of 2016-17. To select the sample size, 30 students were selected using regular random sampling method and divided into two equal groups of experiments (15 people) and control (15 people). The tools used in this study included the Morais Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (2001) and the Reef Psychological Welfare Questionnaire (1989). For the experimental group, 15 90-minute weekly sessions of the Daring Training Program were conducted; But the control group did not intervene. In order to analyze the data, inferential statistical methods of multivariate and single-variable covariance analysis were used with the help of Spss25 statistical software at a significance level of 0.05. Results: The results showed that the intervention used increased the levels of academic self-efficacy and psychological well-being of students (P <0.001) Conclusion: By intervening in the daring education program, it is possible to help improve the situation of academic self-efficacy and psychological well-being of students.