After a ten-session course on bouncing back, students said they put off schoolwork less
Who it’s about: Students, Children
- Helped
Students who had ten lessons on negative thoughts and planning said they put off schoolwork less than untrained students.
- Action: Challenge unhelpful thoughtstested
- Action: Solve problems step by steptested
- Rule: Practise with a groupused
Small randomised trial of 30 secondary school students in Iran · vs students who got nothing · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable
The study
Who took part
30 volunteer secondary school students, about 14 on average, from five schools in Isfahan, Iran. There were 15 in each group, and they weren't chosen because they put things off.
What they did
One group had ten 60-minute group sessions, twice a week, run by the researchers. They learned to turn negative thoughts into positive ones and see past school experiences in a new way. They also practised talking with others, solving problems and planning, with homework. The other group got nothing.
What happened
At the end, the course group rated themselves as putting off schoolwork less than the other group. The researchers adjusted for starting scores. The paper's tables are garbled and its description of the groups doesn't match, so we can't check the numbers. Nobody checked on the students later.
Source
Investigating the effectiveness of academic resilience on academic procrastination, school engagement, and anxiety among secondary school students in Isfahan city (2024)
DOI: 10.22054/jep.2024.78090.3975 (opens in a new tab)Tools in this study
Action5
Challenge unhelpful thoughtsCognitive restructuring of beliefs such as perfectionism or catastrophising.
Action2
Solve problems step by stepStructured problem solving: define, list options, choose, try, review.
