Investigation the Effect of Life Skills Training on Studentsʹʹ Emotional Reactions

Learning Life skills causes psychological capacity of individuals to increase, and the higher the psychological capacity of individuals, the more psychic and behavioral health. Therefore, the present paper deals with the effect of life skills on emotional reactions of university students. Method: In this semi-empirical research, under study universe were medical students of Maragheh Islamic Azad University, of whom 40 nursing and midwifery students were selected through purposive sampling method. DASS-21 questionnaire was used as research tool. The present research was of one-group type and as pretest and post-test. Interference (Life skills education) was performed in 8 90-minute sessions and post-test was carried out on the very group after completing educational program, and data were analyzed. Findings: pair t-test showed that stress score after education with 7.8 score decrease, anxiety after education with 8.9 score decrease, depression following education with 9.5 score decrease compared with scores before education had significant difference (p < 0.01). Conclusion: This study showed that life skills education causes emotional reactions of students (anxiety, depression, and stress) to decrease. Therefore, a comprehensive planning is necessary in the field of life skills education.