چکیده (انگلیسی):

The present investigation was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of life skills training on increasing the rate
of general health of Parastoo rehabilitation center employees. The method of the research was of experimental type with
pre-test, post-test with control group and random assignment of subjects. The population consisted of 40 employees of
Parastoo rehabilitation center were employed in 2014. The statistical sample of the research consisted of 24 individuals
who were assigned in two groups of 12 individuals (12 of them were assigned in a control group and 12 of them were
assigned in an experimental group randomly). The method of data collection was based on Goldberg’s general health
questionnaire (GHQ-28) and Hiller’s general health questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was 0.84 based on
Cronbach's alpha method. Moreover, the questionnaire was confirmed by the related specialists in order to check the
reliability of the questionnaire. 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). The findings demonstrate that life skills training lead to increase in the rate of
general health and its dimensions (reducing the symptoms of anxiety, depression, physical and social issues).