The Effectiveness of Group Assertive Training on Social Anxiety, Academic Success and Social Skills among Male Students of Iranshahar High Schools

Subject Areas : Journal of Educational Psychology

Mohammad Mojtaba Keikhayfarzaneh ¹ (Young Researchers Club, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran)

Received: 2011-02-21 Accepted : 2011-06-01 Published : 2011-05-22

Keywords: Academic success, social skills, Social anxiety, Group Assertive Training,

Abstract :

This study aimed to examine group assertive training on social anxiety, social skills and academic success of male second level students in Iranshahr high schools. The design of the study was quasi-experimental, and of pretest-posttest-with-control group kind. The population of the study included second grade high school students in the academic year 2010-2011 consisted of 943 members and the sample included 70 students selected via multistage cluster sampling method that were involved in two groups: experimental and control. The instruments used in this study were Eisler & Miller Social Skills Rating Scale and Watson & Friend's Anxiety Scale. The obtained data were analyzed using multi-variable variance (Manova). The results showed that there was a significant difference among three the groups in the case of the three variables. The obtained results of this study demonstrated that group assertive training increased social skills and academic success and decreased social anxiety.