Professor, Department of Life Learning, DAVV Indore
bhartijoshi2016@gmail.com
Professor, Department of Social Sciences, DAVV Indore
mailforrekha@gmail.com
Assistant Professor, Department of Science, BSSS
Bhopal
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Assistant Professor, Department of Education, BSSS
Bhopal
sheenathomas04@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The
purpose of the present study is to examine the effectiveness of
positive-thinking skills on reduction of academic burnout, mental health and self-efficacy of undergraduate study
of BSSS college,Bhopal Among the undergraduate students of BSSS College,twoclasses
wereselected through cluster sampling and by administering self-reported
Questionnaire on 40 students who are divided into two groups as experimental
and control groups (each group consists of 20 students). Positive-thinking
teaching was executed for the experimental group for tensessions, and the control
group was on the expectation list. Data were analysed using analysis of descriptive
statistics like mean and standard deviation. Findings indicate that teaching
positive-thinking has been effective in the reduction of academic burnout,
mental health and self-efficacy.
Keywords:
Positive-Thinking, Academic Burnout, mental health and self-efficacy
INTRODUCTION
Positive thinking is divided into three intertwined subdivisions: internal cognition, faith, and influential personal relationships.Internal Cognition: isaburning desire, or internal fire, that must be ignited from within for a person to be inspired, which in turn leads a person to act on a thought. The driveninternal thought process leads to external action. Having a purpose which rules you and drives your thought process daily; your internal cognition, keeps you focused on a goal. With a goal comes purpose, which has gone into greater depth. Faith isplain and simple positive thinking based on a spiritual foundation. Positive thinkers have faith in the way the world works and also have faith that everything in life happens for a reason. Positive thinkers know they have a purpose and meaning on Earth, and they were put on Earth for a purpose. Positive thinkers know there is opportunity in every situation because there is purpose for every situation, which will help them get closer to their larger purpose in life. In that context, a positive thinker has trust in nature, the ticking of the world, or one’s God, and they have been given a purpose that will help them achieve that purpose throughout life, without actually physically seeing evidence. Influential personal relationships can be divided into three subdivisions, which consist of a relationship with oneself, one’s God, and one’s family. “Close, supportive, committed relationships also mark happy lives (Myers 2000, p 330).” The relationship with oneself, with one’s God, and with one’s family shows a person that one has other people, or beings, helping one through life. People are not holding the weight of the world on their shoulders, but in fact, always have other to guide and support them. Positive relationships with meaningful people and beings help to give meaning and purpose to life (Kirkegaard-Weston, n.d.)
Positive thinking training is
suggested to be used as an effective strategy for increasing the quality of
life of parents with ill children (Sadeghloo
et al., 2019), training
in positive thinking skills be conducted as a regular program at associations
and organizations, which support Multiple sclerosis(MS) patients to promote the levels of quality of life
and emotion regulation among these patients (Nikmanesh
& Mirkazehi, 2020). Another
study examined the effectiveness of positive thinking training on self-efficacy
and emotion regulation in men with hemophilia (Beiranvand
et al., 2019). One study
concluded that there is differenceinanxiety levelsin experimental group before
and after treatment. After getting positive thinking treatment, the anxiety of
studentswas seen to belower than before (Machmudati
& Rachmy Diana, 2017). Self-assertiveness
is the ability to stand up for ’” ‘’one’s rights and express ”” ’one’s thoughts,
feelings, and beliefs in an appropriate and direct manner. Adolescence is an
important time to establish the social position of individuals. The effect of
positive thinking showed that optimism is an essentialfactor in coping with
difficult life events and assisting teenagers to deal with their negative
thoughts and promoting their self-assertiveness (Hamidi et
al., 2020). According
to the results of a study, positive thinking training can increasepsychological
well-being and Quality of Life (QOL) in the elderly (Safari
& Akbari, 2018). Regarding
acceptability, Counseling and Guidance indicated that the different strategies
and references to real life were the most interesting parts of the
intervention. (Bekhet,
2017).
Mental health and mental illness are
often given a low priority, despite growing evidence of the burden of disease
and costs to the economy. Improving mental health and reducing mental illness
will improve quality of life, public health and productivity, the education of
positive thinking can decrease the mental ill-health and increase positive
thinking. In primary health care there is some evidence that preventive interventions
with groups at high risk of psychological diseases symptom can prevent episodes
of ill-health (Chinaveh
& Tabatabaee, 2017) andpositive
thinking skills training on student’s happiness(Mohammadi
& Bani Adam, 2013). The increased use of the internet, especially for
social networking activities has brought new risks and negative impacts on
their academic performance. Academic self-efficacy was discovered to be a
significant factor in determining a student’s academic performance(Adeniyi et al., 2016). Self-Efficacy and self-regulated
learning greatly influenced the students’ academic performance, proving that
there is a positive correlation between self-efficacy, self-regulationand
learning achievement. It has also proved that students with high self-efficacy
are better prepared to choose tasks that are hard and challenging to
comprehend(Agustiani et al., 2016). Self-Efficacy also determines the subject-wise
relationship like Mathematics and English (Dullas, 2010). Self-Efficacy reduces speaking anxiety and provides
a supportive learning environment which will help create a well and stress-reduced
environment for learning(Kyong-hyon Pyo, 2018). Social persuasion and emotional
arousal are a source of self-efficacy and improve the student’s performance in
every era (Loo & Choy, 2013). Problem solving and self-efficacy was a
predictor of student motivation and performance (Ramos Salazar & Hayward,
2018). Self-Efficacy positively predicts language proficiency and achievement
(Wang et al., 2018). After going through the literature the importance of the
area was realised and the need for more research was felt. The present paper is
an attempt in this direction
METHOD
AND MEASURES
Variables
|
Groups
|
Number
|
Mean
|
SD
|
|
Academic burnout
|
Experimental
Group
|
Pre-Test
|
20
|
35.50
|
7.95
|
Post-Test
|
20
|
26.40
|
6.79
|
||
Control Group
|
Pre-Test
|
20
|
28
|
6
|
|
Post-Test
|
20
|
30
|
7
|
||
Academic Mental Health
|
Experimental
Group
|
Pre-Test
|
20
|
12
|
3
|
Post-Test
|
20
|
14
|
4
|
||
Control Group
|
Pre-Test
|
20
|
11
|
7
|
|
Post-Test
|
20
|
12
|
3
|
||
Academic self-efficacy
|
Experimental
Group
|
Pre-Test
|
20
|
5
|
2
|
Post-Test
|
20
|
7
|
2
|
||
Control Group
|
Pre-Test
|
20
|
5
|
2
|
|
Post-Test
|
20
|
6
|
2
|
||
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