Stress is an inseparable of workplace and labor force has to deal with a great deal of socio-occupational stress especially in FOREX markets. Social skills training (SST) is considered to be a key instrument to alleviate stress and enhance adjustment and adaptation. The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of SST on socio-occupational stress in FOREX retail traders. To do so, 40 volunteer FOREX retail traders placed into 2 experimental and control group and their social stress (measured by SRRS) assessed before and after administration of SST course on experimental group. Results indicate that administration of SST course reduced stress significantly in experimental group (p<.000) compared with control group and such reduction remained in 8-week-later follow-up (p<.000). These results reveal the stable utility of SST on decrease the of labor force stress on workplace. The implications have been discussed.
