The investigation of Efficacy of assertive training skills on students attributional style and depression

This clinical trial is a quasi-empirical study. Statistical universe included all students of human sciences courses at Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur Branch. The sample of this research was 100 students that were chosen randomly. Attributive style and depression tests were data collection tools. Training sessions were held for experiment group during fifteen 1.5-2 hour sessions. In the end of training period and 2 months after it, both groups again were assessed by the same tests (post-test and follow up test). The results showed the effectiveness of self-assertion trainings on decreasing depression and change of attributive style of subjects. (p