TY - JOUR PY - 1985// TI - The life skills training program as a health promotion strategy: theoretical issues and emprical findings JO - Special services in the schools A1 - Botvin, Gilbert J. SP - 9 EP - 23 VL - 1 IS - 3 N2 - Life skills training can be considered an essential kind of school health promotion effort. In this article, the theoretical foundations of the Life Skills Training Program are described. Then, the components of the intervention program are presented, including: (1) cognitive component; (2) decision making component; (3) techniques for coping with anxiety; (4) social skills training component; and (5) self-improvement component. Selected evaluation studies of the Life Skills Training Program are summarized to show effects on student health risk factors. Finally, general implications of school health promotion are discussed.
LA - SN - 0739-9820 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J008v01n03_03 ID - ref1 ER -