TY - JOUR ID - 12256 TI - Investigating the Life Skills and Self-Esteem in Teenage Girls in Birjand, Iran JO - International Journal of Pediatrics JA - IJP LA - en SN - 2345-5047 AU - Morowatisharifabad, Mohammad Ali AU - Baghernezhad hesary, Fatemeh AU - Sharifzadeh, Gholam Reza AU - Miri, Mohammadreza AU - Dastjerdi, Reza AD - Professor, PhD in Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. AD - PhD Candidate in Health Education and Health Promotion, International Campus, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. AD - MSc in Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. AD - Professor, PhD in Health Education and Health Promotion, Department of Public Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. AD - Assistant Professor, PhD in Psychology, Faculty of Para Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 7 IS - 6 SP - 9623 EP - 9630 KW - Life Skills KW - Girls KW - Iran KW - Self-Esteem KW - Teenager DO - 10.22038/ijp.2019.37425.3259 N2 - Background Life skills are the strategies that enable people to live a successful life in different environments. Life skills training promotes self-esteem. Self-esteem, as one of the most fundamental factors in the optimal growth of personality in teenagers, is a crucial factor. Considering the role of life skills in gaining self-esteem, we aimed to study the status of life skills and self-esteem as well as the association between life skills and self-esteem among Iranian teenage girls. Materials and Methods This correlational cross-sectional study was conducted on 364 teenage girls in the age range of 12-14 years in Birjand city, 2018. The data were collected using a three-part questionnaire; baseline characteristics, Life Skills questionnaire, and Rosenberg Self-esteem Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22.0. Results The highest mean score of life skills was related to the "interpersonal relationships" dimension (15.07 ± 2.99); whereas, the lowest mean score was related to the "problem-solving" dimension (12.09 ± 3.53). The total mean score of life skills was 138.23 ± 26.80 and the mean score of self-esteem was 4.98 ± 4.41. There was a significant association between life skills and self-esteem (p<0.05). Conclusion According to the significant association between life skills and self-esteem, we can improve adolescents' self-esteem by conducting appropriate educational courses about life skills. UR - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_12256.html L1 - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_12256_6fd795265e899036a258e60b7748f104.pdf ER -