The Implementation and Impact of life-Skills Training Program on Fostering the Rate of Mental Health among Adolescent Students Ghasemian Ayub, Kamal Razieh Research scholar, DOS in Psychology, Manasagangotri, Mysore University, India Online published on 9 April, 2015. Abstract Present study has been conducted with the purpose of investigating life skills training effects on fostering the rate of mental health among adolescent students. The present study is experimental type in which pre-test and post-test design were used with control group and random assignment of subjects. The statistical populations of study consisted of 80 students in first-grade of high school in Bangalore city after the screening 24 subjects who score their tests above the cut point was higher than normal were selected randomly in two groups of 12 subjects and replaced in experimental and control groups. The experimental group was trained in life skills about 10 two-hour sessions, once a week. The tools used in this research were based on Goldberg General Health Questionnaire GHQ-28 and the practical guide to life skills Instruction were used in this research. The validity of the questionnaire was 0.84 based on Cronbach's alpha method. The data analysis was carried out through implementation of the questionnaire in SPSS software in two parts of descriptive (average, median, variance, standard deviation, frequency distribution tables and graphs) and deductive (covariance analysis). Findings showed that life skills training can be considered a supportive method for reducing the symptoms of anxiety, depression, physical and social issues. Top Keywords Life Skills Training, Mental Health, Adolescent Students, Anxiety, Depression, Physical and Social issues. Top |