The Effect of Life Skills Training on the Mental Health and Level of Resilience among Teachers of Normal Students and Teachers of Exceptional Students in Zahedan

Hossein Jenaabadi^1*, Bahareh Azizi Nejad², Rozita Mostafapour³, Rezvan Haghi⁴

¹Department of Education, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran.
²Department of Educational Science, Payame Noor University, Urmia, Iran.
³Tabriz Azad Islamic University, Urmia, Iran.
⁴Allameh Tabatabayi University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

DOI: 10.4236/ojmp.2015.42002                

Abstract

This is an experimental study conducted on two groups of control and experimental using pretestposttest design, applying psychological intervention on the study sample. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of collective education life skills on mental health and resilience of teachers in Zahedan. The population of the study included all teachers at schools with normal students and teachers at schools with exceptional students in Zahedan, among which 60 teachers at normal schools and 20 teachers at exceptional schools were selected and placed in two groups of experimental and control, respectively. Initially, members of the experimental group were taught 10 basic life skills in 10 2-hour sessions. Mental health and resilience questionnaires were distributed and gathered before and after the training sessions. Results indicated the positive effect of life skills training on mental health of teachers at schools with normal students and teachers at schools with exceptional students, which meant that the more the life skills training to teachers at schools with normal students and teachers at schools with exceptional students, the lower their mental health scores would be. Results also indicated the positive effect of life skills training on resilience of teachers at schools with normal students and teachers at schools with exceptional students, which meant that the more the life skills training to teachers at schools with normal students and teachers at schools with exceptional students, the higher their resilience scores would be.

Keywords

Life Skills Training, Mental Health, Level of Resilience, Teachers of Normal Students, Teachers of Exceptional Students

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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