Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was the effectiveness of communication skills based on the cognitive-behavioral approach on the self-control practices of female teenagers in the first year of high school.
Method: The statistical population was all female students of the first year of high school in the academic year 94-95, and the statistical sample consisted of 30 students who were randomly selected by sampling (available) and divided into two experimental and control groups. were assigned The tool used in this research was Tanji's (2004) self-control questionnaire. The research design was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group. First, pre-test was implemented for both groups, then experimental intervention (communication skills) was implemented for the experimental group during 10 sessions (90 minutes each session). After completing the treatment program, the post-test was performed. The data were analyzed using the statistical method of multivariate analysis of covariance.
Findings: The results showed that communication skills increased self-control practices (P<0.05) in the post-test of the experimental group compared to the control group.
Conclusion: Communication skills training based on the cognitive-behavioral approach has an effect on the self-control methods of adolescent girls

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