University of Isfahan , soraya.ramezani59@gmail.com
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Abstract
Background: Blindness causes many changes in students' lifestyles and causes some psychological
and social problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the Effectiveness of social- emotional skills
training on emotional intelligence and self-esteem of blind students.
Method: The research design was quasi experimental and was a pre-test-post-test and follow-up design
with a control group. The statistical population included all blind students of the combined and exceptional
schools of Sari, who were studying in the academic year of 2018-2019 and in the middle school years, and
they selected by targeted sampling method and replaced by random sampling in the experiment and control
groups. In the pre-posttest participants, using the Sybershring Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (1996)
and Cooper smith Self-esteem Inventory (1967) was evaluated. The experimental group was taught in 12
sessions of social-emotional skills Training. Whereas, the control group did not receive any training. The
data collected were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance.
Results: The results of multivariate analysis of covariance test showed that in the post-intervention phase,
the mean score of emotional intelligence and self-esteem of the experimental group was significantly higher
than the control group (P <0.0001).
Conclusion: The social-emotional skills training program improved the emotional intelligence and selfesteem
of blind adolescents; therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to variables such as emotional
intelligence and self-esteem and plan to provide social-emotional skills training to this group of People are
especially important.
Type of Study:
Original Article |
Subject:
Visual Impaired Received: 2020/Apr/Tue | Revised: 2023/Jul/Sun | Accepted: 2023/Jul/Sun | Published: 2023/Jul/Sun | ePublished: 2023/Jul/Sun
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