Effectiveness of Gratitude Training on Empathy and Communication Skills in Adolescents Girls
Volume 10, Issue 38, Summer 2020, Pages 151-166
https://doi.org/10.22034/spr.2020.114706
Arezoo Omidpour, Majid Baradaran, Farzaneh Ranjbar Noushari
Abstract Introduction: The purpose of this study was to effectiveness of gratitude training on empathy and communication skills in adolescents girls.
Method: This research was conducted through a pre-test and post-test research design with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of 3258 female eighth-grade students in Rasht city in the academic year of 2019-2020, from which a sample of 40 was selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. For data collection, Quinn Dam (2004), Empathy Juliff & Farrington (2006), and Emmons & McCullough Appreciation Training Questionnaire (2) were used. The data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance.
Results: The results showed that gratitude training influenced female adolescents' empathy (P˂0.028) and communication skills (P˂0.001).
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it can be concluded that adolescence is a very important and important period with unique characteristics. In this context, appreciation of training can be effective.