Designing a game model based on interpersonal skills (individual abilities, effective communication and psychological adaptation and emotional intelligence) of children

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student in educational psychology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran. (Corresponding author)

3 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of the present research The purpose of this research was to design an educational game model with an emphasis on the development of children's interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence and its effectiveness on this skill in preschool children. Early interpersonal behaviors help the child adapt in school and achieve success. Young children who enter school with weak interpersonal skills have many problems, including rejection by peers, behavioral problems, and low levels of academic progress. Having interpersonal skills enables the child to create interpersonal relationships and at any stage of life. To strengthen your interpersonal relationships. People start the socialization period from the time of their birth and structure their life through social skills. Interpersonal skills provide compatibility and social adaptation as well as interaction and communication with peers and others. The research method from the point of view of the goal is a basic research which is based on the exploratory mixed research method. The findings show that interpersonal skills are one of the tools that It enables a person to adapt socially, create and maintain interpersonal relationships that are learned from the first years of life and have short-term and long-term effects throughout a person's life. People whose interpersonal skills develop, achieve self-satisfaction and are socially responsible and useful people.

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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 65, Issue 2
May and June 2022
Pages 730-742

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