Young adolescent has to prepare for a global successful adult life of competition and independent
functioning which is possible only through enhancing their psychosocial competencies through life skills training. As a health
care provider, the school nurse is in a unique position to act as health educator, a change agent for youth substance abuse
prevention. This study aims to evaluate the effect of life skills intervention on social self-efficacy for prevention of drug abuse
among young adolescent students at Benha City. Methods. A quasi-experimental design was utilized. The study was conducted
at two Preparatory Schools in Benha City (Benha Preparatory School for Boys and Benha Shared Preparatory School). Simple
random sample of 120 students were included in the present study. Two tools were used for data collection; first tool. The
Children’s Self-Efficacy in Peer Interactions (CSPI). It was used to measure confidence in social interactions. Second tool; The
Life Skills Training Questionnaire-Elementary Student (LSTQ-ES). This tool is designed to measure changes in knowledge,
attitudes, and behaviors of elementary students related to social confidence and drug resistance skills. Results. The mean age of
the studied students was 14.9±0.45 years. There were statistically significant improvements (P |
