The Effectiveness of Display-Based Communication Skills Training on Shy Students and Social Anxiety in Shy Students

Subject Areas : social psychology

mehdi shomali ahmadabadi ¹ (Teacher of Payam Noor University of Ardakan)
naser mohammadi ahmadabadi ² (Assistant Professor of Psychology and Educational Sciences Payame Noor University of taft)
mohsen saeedmanesh ³ (Department of Psychology, University Science and Art Yazd, Iran)
atefe barkhordariahmadabadi ⁴ (Bachelor of General Psychology, Payame Noor University of Maybod)
fateme aghaeemeybodi ⁵ (M.A, Department of Educational Sciences, Ardakan, Islamic Azad university, Yazd, Iran.)

Received: 2019-11-08 Accepted : 2020-01-22 Published : 2020-01-21

Keywords: show, Shyness, Students, Social anxiety, communication skills,

Abstract :

Introduction: The purpose of Demonstrating Communication Skills in Shy Students and Social Anxiety. Method: This study was a quasi-experimental study using a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of fifth and sixth grade students with shyness in 1999-98. 24 students were selected by convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Participants responded to shyness and social anxiety questionnaires in pre-test and post-test stages. The intervention group received the demonstration-based communication skills training in 9 sessions of 1 hour and 2 sessions per week, while the control group did not receive any intervention during the study period. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance. Results: The results showed that demonstrating communication skills training had a significant effect on shyness and social anxiety in shy students (p