Comparative Analysis of Psychological Capital Programs and Positive Thinking Strategies on Academic Adjustment and Academic Burnout in Male Students with Academic Procrastination

Objective: The current investigation was undertaken to evaluate the comparative impacts of instructional programs addressing psychological capital and Positive Thinking Strategies on the academic adjustment and academic burnout of male students exhibiting academic procrastination. Methods: The resea...

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Main Authors: Kamal Zarezadeh, Nasser Behroozi, Manijeh Shehni Yailagh, Alireza Hajiyakhchali
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Published: University of Hormozgan 2024-09-01
Series:Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal
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Online Access:http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-868-en.pdf
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author Kamal Zarezadeh
Nasser Behroozi
Manijeh Shehni Yailagh
Alireza Hajiyakhchali
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description Objective: The current investigation was undertaken to evaluate the comparative impacts of instructional programs addressing psychological capital and Positive Thinking Strategies on the academic adjustment and academic burnout of male students exhibiting academic procrastination. Methods: The research design employed was quasi-experimental in nature, comprising two experimental cohorts and one control group. The target demographic consisted of male students from a single high school, which was selected randomly from a total of four high schools located in Khormoj (Iran) in the year 2023. Of the 207 students enrolled in the institution, 94 were identified as experiencing academic procrastination, from which 60 were randomly chosen and subsequently divided into three groups of 20 participants each. The two experimental cohorts underwent eight instructional sessions, while the control cohort did not receive any instructional intervention. All three groups completed the academic adjustment assessment developed by Sinha and Sing, as well as the academic burnout evaluation created by Brusso, as both pre-tests and post-tests. To analyze the collected data, both multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance, along with the Bonferroni paired comparison test, were employed. Results: The findings indicated that both intervention strategies exerted a statistically significant influence on academic adjustment and academic burnout, with the Bonferroni test revealing that the psychological capital program exhibited greater efficacy than the positive thinking approach. Conclusions: Based on the research outcomes, it is suggested that the aforementioned interventions may serve as effective methodologies for counselors and psychologists aiming to mitigate academic burnout and enhance academic adjustment among students prone to academic procrastination.
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spelling doaj-art-62b0cb4ae36e43418883343b32bdb7442025-08-20T02:45:15ZengUniversity of HormozganIranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal2588-43952024-09-01631940Comparative Analysis of Psychological Capital Programs and Positive Thinking Strategies on Academic Adjustment and Academic Burnout in Male Students with Academic ProcrastinationKamal Zarezadeh0Nasser Behroozi1Manijeh Shehni Yailagh2Alireza Hajiyakhchali3 Ph.D. Student of Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Objective: The current investigation was undertaken to evaluate the comparative impacts of instructional programs addressing psychological capital and Positive Thinking Strategies on the academic adjustment and academic burnout of male students exhibiting academic procrastination. Methods: The research design employed was quasi-experimental in nature, comprising two experimental cohorts and one control group. The target demographic consisted of male students from a single high school, which was selected randomly from a total of four high schools located in Khormoj (Iran) in the year 2023. Of the 207 students enrolled in the institution, 94 were identified as experiencing academic procrastination, from which 60 were randomly chosen and subsequently divided into three groups of 20 participants each. The two experimental cohorts underwent eight instructional sessions, while the control cohort did not receive any instructional intervention. All three groups completed the academic adjustment assessment developed by Sinha and Sing, as well as the academic burnout evaluation created by Brusso, as both pre-tests and post-tests. To analyze the collected data, both multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance, along with the Bonferroni paired comparison test, were employed. Results: The findings indicated that both intervention strategies exerted a statistically significant influence on academic adjustment and academic burnout, with the Bonferroni test revealing that the psychological capital program exhibited greater efficacy than the positive thinking approach. Conclusions: Based on the research outcomes, it is suggested that the aforementioned interventions may serve as effective methodologies for counselors and psychologists aiming to mitigate academic burnout and enhance academic adjustment among students prone to academic procrastination.http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-868-en.pdfpositive thinkingpsychological capitalacademic adjustmentacademic burnoutacademic procrastination
spellingShingle Kamal Zarezadeh
Nasser Behroozi
Manijeh Shehni Yailagh
Alireza Hajiyakhchali
Comparative Analysis of Psychological Capital Programs and Positive Thinking Strategies on Academic Adjustment and Academic Burnout in Male Students with Academic Procrastination
Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal
positive thinking
psychological capital
academic adjustment
academic burnout
academic procrastination
title Comparative Analysis of Psychological Capital Programs and Positive Thinking Strategies on Academic Adjustment and Academic Burnout in Male Students with Academic Procrastination
title_full Comparative Analysis of Psychological Capital Programs and Positive Thinking Strategies on Academic Adjustment and Academic Burnout in Male Students with Academic Procrastination
title_fullStr Comparative Analysis of Psychological Capital Programs and Positive Thinking Strategies on Academic Adjustment and Academic Burnout in Male Students with Academic Procrastination
title_full_unstemmed Comparative Analysis of Psychological Capital Programs and Positive Thinking Strategies on Academic Adjustment and Academic Burnout in Male Students with Academic Procrastination
title_short Comparative Analysis of Psychological Capital Programs and Positive Thinking Strategies on Academic Adjustment and Academic Burnout in Male Students with Academic Procrastination
title_sort comparative analysis of psychological capital programs and positive thinking strategies on academic adjustment and academic burnout in male students with academic procrastination
topic positive thinking
psychological capital
academic adjustment
academic burnout
academic procrastination
url http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-868-en.pdf
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