Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Nadia Rostami ¹
• Esmaeil Sadipour ²
• Hassan Asadzadeh ³
• Soghra Ebrahimi Qawam ⁴

¹ Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

² Professor, Department of Educational Psychology , Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences,, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran,, Iran.

⁴ Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran,, Iran.

Abstract

The current research aims to develop an resilience training program and its effectiveness on students' academic self-efficacy. This study used a mixed-method approach of instrument development model. First, the resilience training program was developed, and its content validity was assessed. Then, its effectiveness on students' self-efficacy was evaluated through a semi-experimental method using a Single-Subject design with multiple baselines and follow-up. The statistical population comprised all 11th-grade female students from high schools in the fourth district of Tehran during the academic year 2023-2024, from which five students were purposively selected. Self-efficacy was measured using the Morgan-Jinks Student Efficacy Scale (MJSES) at three times before the training, four times during the training sessions (third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth), and once four weeks after the training concluded. Excel software was used to conduct a visual analysis of graphs, trend analysis, stability assessment, Percentage of Non-overlapping Data, Percentage of Overlapping Data, and Means Percentage Improvement. The findings indicated that the total self-efficacy score and all its subscales increased in all five subjects from the baseline to the intervention and follow-up phases. In conclusion, the resilience training program can be used to improve self-efficacy by equipping students with effective coping skills in facing challenges.

Keywords

• academic self-efficacy
• academic resilience training program
• positive psychology Approach