Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: January-March | Volume: 7 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 35-40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20220107
Effectiveness of Social Skill Training Programme on Social Anxiety and Self-Esteem among Adolescents
Vidyanand Kasappa Shitavvagol1, Shriharsha C2, Deelip S. Natekar3
1M.Sc. Nursing 2nd Year Student, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, BVVS Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Navanagar, Bagalkot – 587103, Karnataka, India.
2Professor & HOD, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, BVVS Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Navanagar, Bagalkot – 587103, Karnataka, India.
3Principal, BVVS Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Navanagar, Bagalkot – 587103, Karnataka, India.
Corresponding Author: Shriharsha C
ABSTRACT
Background: Social skill training is one of the most effective management for the client with social anxiety and self-esteem. Hence the investigator felt the need to evaluate the effectiveness of social skill training programme on social anxiety and self-esteem.
Aim: to assess the effectiveness of social skill training program on social anxiety and self-esteem among adolescents studying in selected high schools of Bagalkot.”
Methodology: True experimental study with pre test- post test control group design with 100 subjects selected through simple random sampling technique and assigned 50 adolescents to experimental group and 50 adolescents to control group by using computer generated random numbers. Data was collected using Kutcher Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder scale to assess the social anxiety and Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale to assess the self-esteem among adolescents. Social skill training program was administered for 45mins to 1 hour for 6 consecutive days for experimental group. Data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics in terms of frequency distribution, percentage, mean, mean percentage, Standard Deviation, paired‘t’ test, Unpaired ‘t’ test and Chi-square test.
Findings: Findings related to significance of difference between post test social anxiety and self-esteem scores of experimental group and control group subjects revealed that, a statistically significant difference was found between post test social anxiety scores of experimental group and control group subjects [t=7.23), p<0.05].Similarly there was a statistically significant difference found between post-test self-esteem scores of experimental group and control group subjects [t=6.71, p<0.05].
Conclusion: The study proved that Social skill training programme on social anxiety and self-esteem among adolescents was effective, scientific, logical and cost effective strategy.
Keywords: Adolescents, Social anxiety, Self-esteem, Effectiveness, Social skill training programme and Socio-demographic variables.