The effect of social and communication skills training in reducing high-risk behaviors of adolescents
محورهای موضوعی :
Neda Fadaee
1
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PHD student of sociology, Bushehr branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr , Iran.
)
Gholamreza Jafarinia
2
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Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran.
)
Moloud Keykhosrovani
3
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Assistant Professor of Psycology, Bushehr branch, Islamic Azad university, Bushehr, Iran.
)
کلید واژه: communication skills, suicidal tendency, social skills, Suicide attempt, Adolescents in juvenile detention center,
چکیده مقاله :
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of social and communication skills training on reducing high-risk behaviors in adolescents in Kerman in 2020-2021. The statistical population of this study consisted of adolescents of Kerman juvenile detention center, with the total number of 43 individuals, who were tested by all-counting sampling method using quasi-experimental research method. All subjects were pre-tested using a high-risk behaviors questionnaire and after teaching social and communication skills to the experimental group, which included 22 persons, the post-test was performed. Data were analyzed using MANCOVA index in the SPSS software, ver21. The results of the hypothesis test showed that social and communication skills training has been effective in reducing the suicidal tendency and attempt of adolescents in Kerman juvenile detention center. That is, the F-ratio is equal to 11.96, with 95% confidence.
