The aim of this study was to determine the role of social skills training on adolescents' emotional self-awareness and academic motivation.
Design
A one-sample experimental study will be performed on 3 participants who participated voluntarily. The independent variables are the social skills training protocol and the dependent variables are academic motivation and emotional self-awareness. Two baselines will be taken from the participants before the intervention group. Then both sessions will be a test and two months after the end of the sessions, a follow-up test will be taken.
Settings and conduct
Alborz High School
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
In this study, 3 male high school students will be studied. Due to coronary limitations, group teaching was not possible and this method was selected for the study. The entry criteria are:
Male students 12 to 16 years old from all three intermediate levels firstو GPA above 16,
No issues and problems in the disciplinary case. and low in educational motivation test
D and the exit criteria will be non-participation in training sessions.
Intervention groups
The intervention will be done in a single sample and separately for each participant. Each participant will be trained in social skills once a week for two hours. The length of the sessions is 8 sessions.
Main outcome variables
Academic motivation, emotional self-awareness
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20220406054427N2
Registration date:2022-05-31, 1401/03/10
Registration timing:prospective
Last update:2022-05-31, 1401/03/10
Update count:0
Registration date
2022-05-31, 1401/03/10
Registrant information
Name
Ghazal Zandkarimi
Name of organization / entity
Alzahra University
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 3507 4315
Email address
zandkarimi@refah.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2022-06-20, 1401/03/30
Expected recruitment end date
2022-08-21, 1401/05/30
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
The effectiveness of social skills training on emotional awareness and academic motivation of junior high school boys, a case study
Public title
The effect of education on academic motivation
Purpose
Education/Guidance
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Having low academic motivation,
Medium to high discipline score,
GPA above 16
Exclusion criteria:
Failure to attend more than two training sessions
Age
From 12 years old to 16 years old
Gender
Male
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
Participant
Sample size
Target sample size:
3
More than 1 sample in each individual
Number of samples in each individual:
1
Participants, as teens in junior high school, will be unaware that education will affect their academic performance. And they will think that the intervention will affect their emotional self-awareness.
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
N/A
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Single blinded
Blinding description
Participants, as teens in junior high school, will be unaware that education will affect their academic performance. And they will think that the intervention will affect their emotional self-awareness.
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Single
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics Committee in Biomedical Research, Al-Zahra University
Street address
Baharestan - at the beginning of Mardom Street - Faculty of Welfare
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
11575138
Approval date
2022-04-27, 1401/02/07
Ethics committee reference number
IR.ALZAHRA.REC.1401.019
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Adolescents with low academic motivation
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Educational Motivation
Timepoint
Academic motivation was measured twice in the first baseline of the study, and both sessions were performed once during training and a total of five measurements during training and once during the follow-up period.
Method of measurement
Academic Motivation Questionnaire Harter et al (2005)
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
Emotional Self-Consciousness
Timepoint
Emotional self-awareness is measured twice in the first baseline of the study, and both sessions will be done once during training and in total five measurements during training and once in the follow-up period.
Method of measurement
Emotional Self-Awareness Questionnaire Rifi et al (2007)
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: The intervention will be performed separately on 3 adolescent male high school students separately. These students must be below the cut line in terms of academic motivation. Their selection is purposeful voluntarily. In the intervention group, Mariana Coty (2013) for 10 sessions of social skills training protocol is performed once a week on Wednesdays for two hours. Mariana Cotty Social Skills Training Protocol has 10 training sessions with the aim of teaching self-awareness, teaching social law, teaching how to interact, how to talk to others, teamwork and interaction, courage and emotion management. According to Coty (2013) theory, adolescents need social skills training that these skills should be provided in addition to high school education and can help them to a very high degree in their academic progress. Therefore, the training will be done individually during 10 sessions and each session for two hours. That is, for the participant, 10 sessions of two separate hours will be performed for two hours each week. The content of the sessions is as follows: Session 1: Teaching the basics of self-awareness will be taught. In this session, the student is taught how to be here and now. In order to increase his focus and attention. Session 2: Skills in using communication tools, in this session, the quality of using satellite, email, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and other mass communication tools, its advantages and disadvantages are taught to determine the disadvantages of using them. Session 3: Teaching social rules and interpersonal roles. At this stage, the adolescent will learn the do's and don'ts of the relationship and the boundaries of communication with others and age groups. Session 4: Interacting with others, what is interaction? The difference between a win-win interaction and a relationship with other harmful relationships, teamwork and its advantages over individual work. Training will intensify. Session 5: Teaching the principles of friendship, the difference between attachment and dependence and affection versus affection, friends versus pseudo-friend, etc. will be taught. Session 6: Conversational training, and the principles and rules of successful conversation are the goals of this session. Session 7: Agreement and cooperation with others, in this session, how to cooperate and the limits of cooperation against interpersonal abuse and underemployment and communication with people who are unable to cooperate will all be taught. Session 8: Teaching courage and self-preservation Adolescents are in a critical situation and need to learn how to take care of themselves. Session 9: Managing Anxiety and Depression Teenagers are taught how to deal with failures, negative emotions, fears and griefs caused by failure. And the tenth session: adaptation training with change. This section teaches teens how change is ongoing and how to correct and replace it with things like unsuccessful attempts to control and resist change.
Category
Lifestyle
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Mandegaralborz High School
Full name of responsible person
Seyed Mojtaba Gharib Hoseini
Street address
Northwest of College Crossroads, Alborz Alley
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
۱۵۹۹۶۱۸۸۱۵
Phone
+98 21 6649 0324
Email
Info@mandegaralborz.sch.ir
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Refah University College
Full name of responsible person
Dr. GhazalZandkarimi
Street address
Baharestan Street, the beginning of People Street
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
11575138
Phone
+98 21 3507 4315
Email
zandkarimi@refah.ac.ir
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Refah University College
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Private
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Refah University College
Full name of responsible person
Ghazal Zandkarimi
Position
Group of Psychology, Professor Assistant
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
Baharestan Street, the beginning of People Street
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
11575138
Phone
+98 21 3507 4315
Email
Zandkarimi@refah.ac.ir
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Alzahra University
Full name of responsible person
Roshanak Khodabakhsh Pirkalani
Position
Group of psychology, Associate Professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
Deh Vanak, Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology, Alzahra University
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
۱۹۹۳۸۹۳۹۷۳
Phone
+98 21 8804 4040
Email
rkhodabakhsh@yahoo.com
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Refah University College
Full name of responsible person
Masoomeh Gharedghi
Position
MA of Family Counseling
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Family Counseling
Street address
Baharestan Street, the beginning of People Street
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
11575138
Phone
+98 21 3507 4216
Email
m.gharedaghi1400@gmail.com
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Study Protocol
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Statistical Analysis Plan
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Informed Consent Form
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Clinical Study Report
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Analytic Code
Not applicable
Data Dictionary
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Title and more details about the data/document
At the end of the study, the data will be statistically analyzed with the help of statistical analysis of improvement percentage, visual analysis graphs and Cohen's effect size formulas and overlapping data and the article will be published in full.
When the data will become available and for how long
Up to two years after the end of the study
To whom data/document is available
It will be available to researchers working in academic and scientific institutions
Under which criteria data/document could be used
If clinicians, school counselors and family counselors need unidentifiable data, the data will be made available to them.
From where data/document is obtainable
Mrs. Masoomeh Gharedaghi
What processes are involved for a request to access data/document
The applicant must send an email to the email address: m.gharedaghi1400@gmail.com and request the data. Once the applicant's identity has been verified with academics, clinicians or consultants, the data will be made available to non-disclosures with a commitment.