the effect of life skills training on mental health and locus of control of deaf female students in kerman

The present study investigates the effects of life skills training on the mental health and locus of control of hearing impaired female students. the population of the study included 90 female secondary school students at the kerman farzaneh educational center, out of which 80 students were randomly selected and assigned to two groups of 40 (control and experimental groups). after taking the goldberg general health questionnaire and levenson’s self-report measure for assessing locus of control, the 40 participants in the experimental group were divided into four groups of 10 and were given treatment (life skills training). participants in both the experimental and control groups completed the questionnaires after the training phase again. results indicated that while life skills training led to the improved general health of deaf students (p < .000), it did not have any significant effect on their locus of control. it seems that life skills-centered training programs not only improve the deaf students’ general health and decrease their mental problems but also play an important role in primary prevention.