The Effect of Communication Skills Training on Reducing Social Anxiety and Improving Interpersonal Relationships of Third grads Girl Students in Mathematics/Physics Field of High Schools in Tehran

The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of communication skills training on reducing social anxiety and improving interpersonal relationships of girl students in mathematics/physics field of third grade high schools in Tehran. To achieve this goal, Thirty third grade girl  students studying mathematics field in academic year of 88-89 in Theran, were selected by using cluster sampling. The present research was a pre-test/post-test with a control group. The instrument used in this study included Dadkhah and Herysuka (1999) Interpersonal Relationship Test and Canour Social Phobia Scale. While the experimental group received with skills training program during 12 session based on unicef training program.. The control group did not receive any training while they were living their routine life. The research hypothesis was examined by using the multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). The results showed that statistically significant relationship was observed between social anxietyscores and interpersonal relationships in both experimental and control groups. It meant that communication skills training were significantly more effective on reducing social anxiety and improving interpersonal relationships in the experimental group.These findings indicated that communication skills training programcould be effective in reducing social anxiety and improving interpersonal relationships.