OPEN ACCESS

PEER-REVIEWED

Comparative Study

| Published: October 30, 2017

Effect of Life Skills Training On Emotional Distress: A Comparative Study between Adolescent Boys and Girls

Hita C. R. ,

Research Scholar, Department of Studies in Psychology, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India Google Scholar More about the auther

G. Venkatesh Kumar

Professor, Department of Studies in Psychology, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.018/20170501

DOI: 10.25215/0501.018

ABSTRACT

Adolescence is considered as a crucial stage for emotional development. It is also seen as a time of hyper-emotionality, emotional conflict, and volatile mood states. Given that adolescents lack skills for emotional management, emotional distress during these years can hamper their immediate growth and adversely affect their transition to the next stage of life. Interventions that promote positive emotional development during adolescence are the need of the hour. Keeping this in focus, the present study investigated the Effect of Life Skills Training on Adolescent boys and girls with high Emotional Distress. The study used pre- and post-test experimental design with a control group to examine the stated objectives. 160 adolescent boys and girls (n=80), with a mean age of 16.44 years, were selected for the study using Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. Of these, 80 in the experimental group (boys=40, girls=40) were trained in life skills. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test and repeated measures of ANOVA were used to analyze obtained results. Major findings of the study indicate that Life Skills training has significant effect in reducing emotional distress and improving emotional health in adolescents. And the significance of it was found to be higher in girls compared to boys.
Responding Author Information

Hita C. R. @ deepakhita@gmail.com

Find On

Article Metrics

ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

DIP: 18.01.018/20170501

DOI: 10.25215/0501.018

Download: 33

Published in   Volume 05, Issue 1, October-December, 2017