fa اثربخشی آموزش مهارت‌های ارتباطی بر افزایش خودکارآمدی و امیدواری همسران جانبازان <strong>Aims</strong>: Veterans&#39; spouses are exposed to negative psychological consequences due to interaction with veterans. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of communication skills training on increasing self-efficacy and hopefulness of veterans&#39; wives.<span dir="RTL"></span><br> <strong>Materials & Methods</strong>: In this semi-experimental study, with pretest-posttest design with control group, 30 veterans&#39; wives in Ravansar city, which had passed 10 years of their membership in martyr and Sacrificers Foundation by the end of 2014, were selected through targeted sampling. Then they were randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups (each group was 15). Research tools were General Self-efficacy Scale (GES-10) and Schneider&#39;s Hope Scale. Communication skills training was provided to the experimental group in 8 sessions of 90 minutes, once a week, but the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed by SPSS 20 using multivariate analysis of variance.<span dir="RTL"></span><br> <strong>Findings</strong>: By controlling the pre-test effect, there was a significant difference between experimental and control groups in post-test scores of self-efficacy, hopefulness, agency thinking and strategic thinking factors. Communication skills training resulted in 32% and 63% change in self-efficacy and hopefulness, as well as 59% and 49% in agency thinking and strategic thinking factors (p<0.001).<br> <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Communication skills training is effective on increasing self-efficacy and hopefulness of veterans&#39; wives. Communication Skills, Self-Efficacy, Hopefulness 41 45 http://ijwph.daneshafarand.org/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1258-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=3 Ch. Pardar چیان پردار 1003194753284600377286 1003194753284600377286 Yes Consultation Department, Educational Sciences & Counseling Faculty, Roodehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen, Iran گروه مشاوره، دانشکده علوم تربیتی و مشاوره، واحد رودهن، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، رودهن، ایران S. RezaKhani سیمین‌دخت رضاخانی rezakhani@riau.ac.ir 1003194753284600377287 1003194753284600377287 No Consultation Department, Educational Sciences & Counseling Faculty, Roodehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen, Iran گروه مشاوره، دانشکده علوم تربیتی و مشاوره، واحد رودهن، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، رودهن، ایران