Life skills intervention program: A worth change in level of psychological capital of students

Abstract

Basic skills to handle different problems encounter by life are called life skills. That can be communication skills, interpersonal relation, coping with stress, money management, time management and many more. In the given research investigators choose ten basic life skills given by WHO i.e. “Self-Awareness, Empathy, Effective communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Creative thinking, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Coping with Emotions and coping with Stress”. A person gradually learns life skills from different stake holders like parents, family, peer, society etc. but in current scenario, children living in nuclear families with working parents so they don’t have much exposure to wards life skills. An adolescent having ample level of life skills can manage this stage very easily. But lack of life skills makes this stage more difficult. So, there is a need to provide education regarding life skills during their progressive years. Psychological capital helps in deciding level of hope, efficacy, resiliency and optimism in an individual. These levels can be increases by appropriate use of life skills. In the present research, investigators took a sample of 9^th class from one govt. school of Haryana. Life skills intervention program and psychological capital scale had been used (developed by investigator). The result of the study showed Life Skills Intervention Program positively significantly affect the Psychological Capital of students.