Effectiveness of Social Skills Training on Shyness Reduction in Female Students
Subject Areas : Sport Management
علی Yasinifarid
1
(PhD candidate of educational administration, Teacher Training University of Tehran, Iran.)
مهدی Ghyasizadeh
2
(Young Researchers and Elite Club, Ahvaz branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran)
معصومه Nesarvand-Barati
3
(M.A students. in psychology , Islamic Azad University- Orumiye branch. Iran)
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Abstract :
The aim of This research was to investigate the effectiveness of social skills training on shyness(and its components ) reducing in female students of Malakshahy city. The sample included 50 students in the elementary schools first and second grade of malekshahy city during the academic year 1389-90. They were randomly selected by multi- stage cluster sampling and divided in two groups. Each group included 25 students. The study administrated experimental method (pretest and posttest with control group). The experimental group was exposed to social skills training during 10 sessions and every session was lasted 60minutes. Control group received none. Behavioral Check List Of Shyness was implemented as data source. In order to analysis the data, multivariable covariance (MANCOVA) and one way variances analysis (ANCOVA) were used. The results indicated that asocial skills training reduced shyness and its components in girls students.
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