Life skills in educational contexts: testing the effects of an intervention programme
This study examined the effects of a training programme on students’ acquisition of life skills, life satisfaction, life orientation and expectations about academic achievement. Participants were allocated to either an intervention group (n = 41) that took
part in a life skills programme, or a control group (n = 43). Participants completed the Youth Experiences Scale 2.0, the satisfaction with life scale, the life orientation test-revised and the expectations about academic achievement. Results showed that students who received
the intervention reported having more developmental experiences related to life skills, greater life satisfaction and a stronger tendency to be optimistic. Expectations about academic achievement were higher for the intervention group before and after the intervention. In conclusion, there
are benefits to providing life skills training to adolescents in educational contexts.
Keywords: academic expectations; adolescence; life orientation; life satisfaction; life skills
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Publication date: 01 May 2013
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