Abstract
Background objectives: For the first time, In 1993 , the world health organization presented a program for primary prevention and mental health promotion with the name of life skills training. this program has been applied in different countries, and in Iran. This research, presented, for evaluating the program has been applied in sanandaj.
Materials and methods: This study has been experimental and performed in the forth grade of primary schools with systematic random sampling. Sample size included 167 students in control group and 173 students in case group. The study has been done in two steps:
First, the content and concurrent validity of the questionnaire, evaluated, proved appropriate and it's consistency, proved acceptable too
Second, the level of students’ awareness of two groups about life skills has been evaluated by the questionnaires.
Results: The results of the study showed that level of awareness has been increased in case group significantly (p<0.01). The result was different among the boys and girls. The average score in girls has been higher than boys (p<0.01). In students, the level of awareness of life skills is consistent with their educational status
Conclusion: In spite of our limits in doing research, the result showed, the program has been efficient. Of course the study showed, the training is more effective in girls than boys so it is necessary, to be flexible with the programs for boys and girls in future and, to promote the quality of the evaluation