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A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Fredrickson’s Positive Thinking and Dweck’s Mindset Programs on Psychological Capital of Gifted Ninth-Grade Girls with Test Anxiety in Isfahan
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Objective: The effectiveness of Fredrickson’s positive thinking and Dweck’s mindset program was examined on the psychological capital of gifted ninth-grade girls with test anxiety in Isfahan, Iran. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and two control groups. The population consisted all 450 gifted female students in the ninth-grade in Isfahan. After screening the students using the Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI), a sample of 45 students who obtained higher scores was selected and then randomly divided into the experimental group (n=15) for Fredrickson’s positive thinking, the experimental group (n=15) for Dweck’s mindset program, and two control groups (n=15 each). Each experimental group received eight sessions of intervention, while no intervention was offered to the control groups. All participants completed Luthans’ Psychological Capital Questionnaire on pre-/posttest. Data were analyzed using MANCOVA in SPSS-22. Results: There was a significant difference between Fredrickson’s positive thinking group and Dweck’s mindset program group with the control groups in terms of self-efficacy, resiliency, and optimism, with the two treatments proving effective, and the effects of the trainings on resilience and optimism were maintained on the six-month follow-up. Moreover, the results indicated the effectiveness of Dweck’s mindset program on hopefulness on posttest and follow-up, compared to the Fredrickson program and the control groups, and this effect persisted on the follow-up. Conclusion: Using Dweck’s mindset program and Fredrickson’s positive thinking, we can influence the psychological capital of gifted students with test anxiety, which can in turn increase their efficacy and academic achievement.
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| Keywords: Fredrickson’s positive thinking, Dweck’s mindset program, Psychological capital, Test anxiety, Gifted students |
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Received: 2018/08/22 | Accepted: 2019/07/15 | Published: 2019/12/24
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