en Midwifery Orginal research <p><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span sans-serif=""><span style="color:#2980b9;"><b><i><span new="" roman="" times="">Background:</span></i></b> </span><span new="" roman="" times="">Adolescence is considered one of the most important periods in the life of any human being. In most cases, adolescents suffer from fear, anxiety, and stress during this period, and how they pass through this period considerably affects their mental and physical health</span><span new="" roman="" times="">. </span></span></span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span sans-serif=""><span style="color:#2980b9;"><b><i><span new="" roman="" times="">Objectives: </span></i></b></span><span new="" roman="" times="">This study was conducted to investigate the effect of life skills-based group counseling on stress in female adolescents in the city of Zanjan.</span></span></span><br> <span new="" roman="" times=""><span style="color:#2980b9;"><b><i>Methods:</i></b> </span><span style="color:black">The present study is a randomized controlled trial with parallel groups. Sixty-four female adolescents under the coverage of health centers in the city of Zanjan in 2019 were initially divided into two intervention groups (n=32) and a control group (n=32) by a blocked random sampling method. In the intervention group, eight sessions of life skills-based group counseling were conducted once a week for 90 minutes. Data were collected using Cohen&rsquo;s Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U and repeated measurements tests in SPSS 18 software.</span></span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span sans-serif=""><span style="color:#2980b9;"><b><i><span new="" roman="" times="">Results</span></i><span new="" roman="" times="">:</span></b></span><span new="" roman="" times=""> The results indicated no significant difference between the two intervention (35.06 &plusmn; 9.56) and control (29.94&plusmn;9.16) groups before the intervention (p=0.253). The mean stress score two months after the intervention was significantly lower in the intervention group (29.94 &plusmn; 7.59) than in the control group (37.17&plusmn;9.16) (p<0.043).</span></span></span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span sans-serif=""><span style="color:#2980b9;"><b><i><span new="" roman="" times="">Conclusion:</span></i></b></span><span new="" roman="" times=""> Based on the study results, life skills-based group counseling can reduce stress in female adolescents. Therefore, it is recommended to use this method as a part of health system care for female adolescents in schools and comprehensive health centers.</span></span></span><br> <span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span sans-serif=""><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span dir="RTL"></span></p> Consultation, Group Counseling, Life Skills, Stress, Female Adolescents 8 18 http://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-170-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Nahid Safabakhsh nahis.ns1394@gmail.com 100319475328460013910 100319475328460013910 No MSc in Counseling in Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran Taraneh Emamgholi khooshehchin t_khooshehchin@yahoo.com 100319475328460013911 100319475328460013911 Yes Assistant Professor, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran Leila Rastegari lrastegari@zums.ac.ir 100319475328460013912 100319475328460013912 No Midwifery Instructor, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences,Zanjan, Iran Saeedeh Zenoozian zenozian@zums.ac.ir 100319475328460013913 100319475328460013913 No Assistant Professor, Department of clinical psychology, Zanjan University of Medical Science, Zanjan, Iran