Effects of Life Skill Training on the School Violence Attitudes and Behavior Among Elementary School Children

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This study evaluated a life skill training program on school violence given to elementary school children. A quasi-experimental study was conducted, and a 12-week intervention was implemented targeting 70 students aged between 10 and 11 years. The instruments included peer competency, attitudes toward school violence, experience of school violence, and the Self-Control Rating Scale. The data were analyzed using repeated measure analysis of variance. A significant difference was observed between the groups over time on peer competency (F= 4.17,p= .020), attitudes toward school violence (F= 6.02,p= .004), and violence experience as a victim (F= 3.49,p= .036) and as a perpetrator (F= 3.87,p= .026). In the experimental group, the mean scores for peer competency increased compared to the control group, whereas school violence experience decreased at the posttests. A 12-week program of life skill training offered to children was effective in promoting peer competency and attitudes toward school violence, while decreasing the experience of school violence.

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