The Application of Life Skills to Smoking Prevention in Junior Secondary School Students, Srithat District, Udonthani Provine

Abstract

This research was Quasi Experimental Researches by dividing the samples divided two groups each group was 49 students with the application of teaching life skills. The sample was randomization by cluster randomization method. The objective was to study the effect of creating a life skills program to prevent smoking in junior high school students and comparing the average life skills within the group and between groups of experimental and control group. Data collection in 12 week and has life skills camp. Data were analyzed used descriptive statistics including percentage, mean and standard deviation. And inferential statistics, including Independent Sample t - test and Paired Sample t - test at significance level of 0.05. The result life skills development program found in the experimental group had knowledge score higher than before the experiment at a statistical significant (p < 0.001) and the experimental group had an average score of life skills in the higher than the comparison group statistical significant (p < 0.001). Summarized, when the experimental group was life skills development them had more knowledge and the various life skills higher than before and higher than the comparison group. As a result of participatory learning is experiential learning and learning efficiency. This is the procedure to enable the students to draw on their experience, knowledge and capacity to achieve learning. Which show that Life skills development program is appropriate. And can be used to enhance the life skills to prevent smoking in a junior high school student.