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Yeganeh T, Golshan F, Sameti N, Hamvatan T. The Effectiveness of Conflict Resolution Skills Training on Impulsivity, Perception of Social Interactions, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Female Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study. , JRUMS. 2026; 25 (5) :533-548
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Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
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Background and Objectives: Poor management of interpersonal conflicts during adolescence may contribute to a maladaptive cycle involving biased perceptions of social cues, deficits in cognitive emotion regulation, and impulsive responses. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of conflict resolution skills training on impulsivity, perception of social interactions, and cognitive emotion regulation among students.
Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study employed a pretest–posttest design with a control group. The study population comprised female upper-secondary school students in Rey City during the 2025–2026 academic year. A total of 34 students were recruited through convenience sampling and then randomly assigned into the intervention (n=17) and control (n=17) groups using simple randomization. The intervention group received six 90-minute sessions of conflict resolution skills training based on the program developed by Azizi Shamami et al. (2022), while the control group remained on a waiting list. Data were collected using the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (2004), the Carroll and Glass Social Interaction Perception Questionnaire (1995), and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire developed by Garnefski and Kraaij (2006). Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA).
Results: Conflict resolution skills training significantly reduced impulsivity (F=110.930, η²=0.782, P<0.001), negative perception of social interactions (F=46.348, η²=0.599, P<0.001), and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (F=411.903, η²=0.930, P<0.001) in the intervention group. The intervention also significantly increased positive perception of social interactions (F=138.146, η²=0.817, P<0.001) and adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (F=390.333, η²=0.926, P<0.001).
Conclusion: The findings demonstrated the effectiveness of conflict resolution skills training on the study outcomes. Given the study limitations, cautious use of this training in programs aiming at promoting students’ mental health is recommended.
Keywords: Conflict resolution skill training, Perception of social interactions, Impulsivity, Students, Cognitive emotion regulation
Funding: This study did not receive any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical considerations: The Ethics Committee of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, approved the study (IR.IAU.TMU.REC.1404.324).
Authors’ contributions
-Conceptualization: Nahid Sameti
- Methodology: Nahid Sameti
- Data collection: Fatemehzahra Golshan
- Formal analysis: Fatemehzahra Golshan
- Supervision: Nahid Sameti, Tahameh Hamvatan
- Project administration: Nahid Sameti, Tahameh Hamvatan
- Writing - original draft: Tayebeh Yeganeh
- Writing - review & editing: Tayebeh Yeganeh
Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study employed a pretest–posttest design with a control group. The study population comprised female upper-secondary school students in Rey City during the 2025–2026 academic year. A total of 34 students were recruited through convenience sampling and then randomly assigned into the intervention (n=17) and control (n=17) groups using simple randomization. The intervention group received six 90-minute sessions of conflict resolution skills training based on the program developed by Azizi Shamami et al. (2022), while the control group remained on a waiting list. Data were collected using the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (2004), the Carroll and Glass Social Interaction Perception Questionnaire (1995), and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire developed by Garnefski and Kraaij (2006). Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA).
Results: Conflict resolution skills training significantly reduced impulsivity (F=110.930, η²=0.782, P<0.001), negative perception of social interactions (F=46.348, η²=0.599, P<0.001), and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (F=411.903, η²=0.930, P<0.001) in the intervention group. The intervention also significantly increased positive perception of social interactions (F=138.146, η²=0.817, P<0.001) and adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (F=390.333, η²=0.926, P<0.001).
Conclusion: The findings demonstrated the effectiveness of conflict resolution skills training on the study outcomes. Given the study limitations, cautious use of this training in programs aiming at promoting students’ mental health is recommended.
Keywords: Conflict resolution skill training, Perception of social interactions, Impulsivity, Students, Cognitive emotion regulation
Funding: This study did not receive any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical considerations: The Ethics Committee of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, approved the study (IR.IAU.TMU.REC.1404.324).
Authors’ contributions
-Conceptualization: Nahid Sameti
- Methodology: Nahid Sameti
- Data collection: Fatemehzahra Golshan
- Formal analysis: Fatemehzahra Golshan
- Supervision: Nahid Sameti, Tahameh Hamvatan
- Project administration: Nahid Sameti, Tahameh Hamvatan
- Writing - original draft: Tayebeh Yeganeh
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Citation: Yeganeh T, Golshan F, Sameti N, Tahameh Hamvatan. The Effectiveness of Conflict Resolution Skills Training on Impulsivity, Perception of Social Interactions, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Female Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2026; 25 (5): 533-48. doi: 1066224/jrums.25.5.533 [Farsi].
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Keywords: Conflict resolution skill training, Perception of social interactions, Impulsivity, Students, Cognitive emotion regulation
Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2026/05/12 | Accepted: 2026/10/17 | Published: 2026/11/19
Received: 2026/05/12 | Accepted: 2026/10/17 | Published: 2026/11/19
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