Authors : Gholamreza Pasha and Farzaneh Golshekoh
Abstract: The aim of this study, was the effectiveness of social skills training on individual-social adjustment, aggression and self assertive of high school female students with body dissatisfaction. A sample were 60 girls with body dissatisfaction that parted in two separate groups 30 (control and experimental). Tools for measurement in this study were, the Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (PACS) California Personality Inventory (CPI), Ahvaz aggression Questionnaire (AGQ) and Adolescent Self Assertive (ASA) scale.pre-test exam were taken for two groups and then experimental group were put under test for a period of sessions each lasted one hour while they were under social skills training. Afterward, once again each group were put under test, but the conclusion of a multivariable variance analysis showed that social skills training will increase individual social adjustment, whereas will reduce the aggression and having an increase on self. Assertive among the female students with body dissatisfaction.
Gholamreza Pasha and Farzaneh Golshekoh , 2008. Impact Social Skills Training on Psychological Factors in Students with Body Dissatisfaction. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 5: 671-675.