EFFECT OF LIFE SKILL TRAINING ON MENTAL HEALTH AMONG B.ED. INTERNS IN RELATION TO THEIR IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOUR

The present study aimed to examine the effect of life skill training on mental health among B.Ed. interns in relation to their impulsive behavior. This is an experimental study conducted on two groups: control and experimental using pretest- posttest design. The sample of the study constituted 120 students studying in B.Ed. course of Amritsar district of Punjab, India. Before implementing the life skill training, the two groups experimental (N=60) and control group (N=60) were formed using pretest-posttest research design. The experimental group received life skill training for 10 days (One session per day and 30-35 minutes each session). The control group did not receive any training sessions during the same period. Mental health and impulsive behaviour in both groups were assessed by Mental Health Battery (Singh & Gupta, 2012) and Impulsiveness Scale (Rai & Sharma, 2013) respectively pre- and post-training. Results indicated the positive effect of life skills training on mental health of B.Ed. interns. This study also revealed that the impulsive behaviour of the students had a significant impact on the mental health of B.Ed. interns. Keywords: Life Skills, Mental Health, Impulsive Behaviour