Effect of Resilient therapy (RT) on Growth Mindset and Stress of Middle School Students: A Pre and Post Study

Abstract

Resilience is about learning to flourish again, not just survive. We need resilience to get over the short- and long-term pressures we face. Few studies examine the effects of Resilience intervention in clinical, and there is limited research examining the effect of resilient therapy (RT) that is needed to improve growth mindset and reduce in stress. A single case design with pre- and post-assessment was adopted. This study evaluated the effects of RT on growth mindset and stress among secondary school students 56 students meeting the specified inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited for the study. Students were assessed on the Resilience scale, Growth mindset scale and Stress scale. The significance level for the paired t test, which was used to analyse the data, was<0.05. After the session, there were statistically significant differences in the mean stress scores and growth mindset levels (p< 0.0000). Students in secondary schools can experience less stress and greater growth mindset thanks to the resilient therapy (RT) intervention. The treatment programme included instruction on understanding resilience, practise of various resilience skills, goals or commitments, acceptance, and stress-reduction techniques like academic, failure-fear, and problem-solving techniques. Each student had six sessions spread out over 2 days for 10 hours in the form of workshop. The study's findings are reviewed in light of the known research, and implications and limits, as well as ideas for future research, are highlighted.

Keywords- Resilience, Resilient Therapy, Secondary School, Growth mindset, Stress