To determine the effectiveness of life skills training through play on behavioral problems in children.

• Main Author: Ziba Ghodrati
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2018-01-01
• Series: Faṣlnāmah-i Farhang Mushavirah va Ravān/Darmānī
• Subjects: Life skills; behavioral problems; play
• Online Access: http://qccpc.atu.ac.ir/article_8217_2923ed9586adbbde3f9a27f9a5b2ad54.pdf

Background and purpose:This study conducted to determine the effectiveness of life skills training through play on behavioral problems in children 7-9 years old girl students in Tehran. Method:The research method was semi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group and the population was including all 9-7-year-old girls in west of Tehran who were studing in the academic year of 1395-1396. A total of 24 people were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling and divided in 2 groups (12 girls in control & 12 girls in experiment group). The experiment group received life skills training for 10 sessions. The Quai and Peterson's Behavior Problems Checklist (1987) ) was used before and after intervention for gathering the data. The collected data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance. Results:results showed a significant difference between behavioral problems in the experimental and control groups in the post-test (p=0.001). Conclusion: According to the results it can be deduced that life skills training through play can serve as an effective instructive approach to reduce behavioral problems in 7-9 years old girls.