TY - JOUR T1 - The effectiveness of life skills training on intrinsic and extrinsic learning motivation, academic achievement, and self-esteem in nursing students TT - تأثیر آموزش مهارت های زندگی بر انگیزه یادگیری (درونی و بیرونی)، عزت نفس و پیشرفت تحصیلی دانشجویان پرستاری JF - J-Nurs-Edu JO - J-Nurs-Edu VL - 4 IS - 2 UR - http://jne.ir/article-1-482-en.html Y1 - 2015 SP - 18 EP - 27 KW - Academic Achievement KW - Motivation KW - Nursing KW - Self Concept KW - Students N2 - Introduction: Due to negative attitudes of society to discipline, the gap between theory and practice, and lack of satisfaction in clinical settings, learning motivation and self esteem in nursing students is low. Life Skills Training could be effective in promoting the self esteem and Learning Motivation. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of life skills training (LST) on learning motivation (Intrinsic and extrinsic), academic achievement and self-esteem in nursing students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Method: In this quasi-experimental pre-and posttest setting, 160 nursing students were participated from Tabriz and Maragheh Nursing faculties during 2014-2015. Students were divided into experimental and control groups using random sampling. Harter Academic motivation and Rosenberg self-esteem scales were used as the study instruments. The semester scores were compared before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using descriptive (frequency and mean) and inferential statistics (paired and independent t tests, analysis of co-variance and chi-square) with SPSS version 21. Results: Mean scores of post and pre-test of motivation, academic achievement, and self-esteem in the experimental group were significantly increased after the training (P M3 ER -