TY - JOUR ID - 79470 TI - The Effectiveness of Life Skills Training (Problem Solving and Decision Making) on Teacher-Student Relationships, Academic Buoyancy, and Academic Optimism in Elementary Sixth Grade Male Students JO - Journal of Applied Psychological Research JA - JAPR LA - en SN - 2251-8126 AU - Sheivandi Cholicheh, Kamran AU - Nafar, Zahra AU - Hasanvand, Fazlollah AU - Musavi, Ali AD - Department of Educational Psychology , Faculty of Education and Psychology, Allame Tabataba University, Tehran, Iran. AD - PhD student of Educational Psychology, Education and Psychology Faculty, Allame Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran. Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 11 IS - 4 SP - 47 EP - 67 KW - life skills KW - Teacher-Student Relationship KW - academic buoyancy KW - academic optimism DO - 10.22059/japr.2021.300406.643483 N2 - The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of life skills training (problem-solving and decision-making) on teacher-student relationships, academic buoyancy, and academic optimism in sixth grade elementary students. The method was quasi-experimental with pre/post-test and a control group. The statistical population was sixth-graders in Hasanabad city schools during the academic year of 2019-20. The sample consisted of 50 sixth grade male students who were assigned to the experimental or control group (25 students in each group). Assessment tools included standard questionnaires of teacher-student relationship quality, academic optimism, and academic buoyancy. Also, students who had much higher scores in buoyancy, optimism, and/or the quality of relationship with their teacher were excluded from the sample due to statistical reasons. The participants were educated in a problem-solving and decision-making training for ten sessions. Following the training, the post test was administered. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used to analyze the data. The results showed that the quality of teacher-student relationship, academic buoyancy and academic optimism were higher in the experimental group than those of the control group. As a result, problem-solving and decision-making trainings can be used as part of students’ empowerment programs. UR - https://japr.ut.ac.ir/article_79470.html L1 - https://japr.ut.ac.ir/article_79470_c7f8cc51fc43e145bd1102ded27eb2e3.pdf ER -