The effect of life skill training on self-esteem and locus of control

Introduction & Objective: Nowadays, many of people are not able to deal with negative events of life and it make them inadequate in solve the problems of everyday life, thus enhancing coping skills and psychosocial capabilities is very effective in Life improvement. In this study we aimed to investigate the effect of life skills training on self-esteem and locus of control in medical students of International school of Golestan University of Medical sciences. Materials and Methods: All of medical and dentistry students of Gorgan were entered to the study. After selecting the samples with? method, demographic information were collected, standard questionnaires of "locus of control" and "self-esteem" were completed by them. The students then participated in the eight-week training program. after Two weeks of the training program, then questionnaires were completed by the students again. Data were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: self-esteem and locus of control were  increased after the training program. But there was no significant relationship between self-esteem and locus of control before and after training. Self-esteem and locus of control were not significantly related between male and female students. The education and job of parents, place of residence and birth rate, had no significant effect on the variables of our study. Conclusion: In our study, there was no significant difference between self-esteem and the locus of internal and external control in students before and after the training program. Further planning for such studies at an earlier age, as well as their impact on other psychological factors, is suggested in future researches.