Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• P. Mostafa Nezhad
• F. Dortaj

Abstract

This survey was done to study the effectiveness of communication skills on mental health of  freshmen of science, at Kerman university .The method of the research is exprimental, pre – test and post – test . Includes 180 people, from which 30 were chosen, using random sampling. Students were divided into two groups of control and experiment. The questionnaire of (Gold berry and Heelers) mental health was applied twice , pre and post tests. The T– rest results revealed a meaning full difference between control group and experiment groups means of mental health , and disorder in their physical and social performance . There is not a meaning ful difference between the group’s mean of sleep disorders, and stress and depression grades in post – test. In other words, teaching communication skills did not have meaning full effect on student’s communications skills did not have meaningful effect on student’s sleep disorders and stress and depression. Generally, statistical analysis showed an increase in people’s mental health, after the increase of teaching communications skills (p < 0/ 03).

Keywords

• communications skills
• Mental Health
• students educational effectiveness