Afzal Akbari Balootbangan; Siavash Talepasand; Ali Mohammad Rezaei; Isaac Rahimian Boogar
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Objective: The aim of the present study was the effectiveness of the assertiveness training program on the health-promoting behaviors of bullied adolescents.Research Methodology: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a one-month follow-up with experimental and ...
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Objective: The aim of the present study was the effectiveness of the assertiveness training program on the health-promoting behaviors of bullied adolescents.Research Methodology: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a one-month follow-up with experimental and control groups. The statistical population included adolescents aged 14 to 17 years old in district 17 of public schools in Tehran. A number of 40 teenagers who met the criteria for entering the research and obtained a high score in Harter's victim questionnaire were randomly selected and assigned to two experimental and control groups. The research tools included Walker et al.'s (1987) health-promoting behaviors questionnaire, which was completed by both groups in three phases: pre-test-post-test and one-month follow-up. The assertiveness training program for victimized teenagers was implemented in 8 sessions of 90 minutes for the experimental group. Data were analyzed using repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance.Findings: The results showed that the assertiveness training program to victimized teenagers in the variables of happiness and spiritual growth (F=6.44 and P=0.003), responsibility for health (F=327 and P=0.002), interpersonal relationships (4.47=4) F and P=0.019), stress management (F=5.10 and P=0.009) and nutrition (F=4.52 and P=0.022) have an effect. While this amount was not effective for the variable of physical activity (F=0.01 and P=0.988).Conclusion: Finally, based on the results of this research, it can be said that the assertiveness training program is effective on the health-promoting behaviors of 14-17-year-old teenagers, and this training can be used to improve their health, and the awareness of parents, teachers, managers, and other professionals about these trainings can be helpful.
Maryam Safara; Mahbobe Moazemabadi
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Bullying is an antisocial phenomenon to be addressed. Although there are several anti-bullying interventions that are effective in reducing bullying, more sophisticated interventions are more effective than educational changes. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of positive ...
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Bullying is an antisocial phenomenon to be addressed. Although there are several anti-bullying interventions that are effective in reducing bullying, more sophisticated interventions are more effective than educational changes. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of positive thinking training on reducing bullying and increasing emotional independence in adolescents in Tabas. The present study is a semi-experimental two-group pretest-posttest design. The statistical society of all first grade high school students in Tabas was in academic year 1396-1395. To collect data, a sample of 30 people was selected by random sampling method. The tools used to achieve the research goals were Illinois Zurge Scale (1999) and Stanberge and Silverberg (1986) for the Independence of Stanberger and Silverberg (1986) for data analysis, descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and single variable and multivariate covariance analysis used. The mean of bullying in the control group before education was 56.66, but the post-training was 54.80 and the mean bullying in the experimental group before the training was 13.52 and the education level was 86.42. Also, the mean of emotional independence of the control group before training was 26.28 and after training 30.20, while the mean of the experimental group before training was 26.27, but after training, it was 60.34. The results showed that the mean of the experimental group decreased in the components of bullying and the emotional independence increased compared to the control group. Therefore, it can be said that positive thinking has been effective in decreasing bullying and increasing emotional independence in adolescents.
