The Effect of the Hardiness Training on Imposter Syndrome and Academic Buoyancy of Students

Academic hardiness is a personality characteristic that researchers have a long standing interest in better understanding why some students avoid challenging academic course work at the risk of harming their academic standing, whereas others are willing to pursue these types of challenges. This study examined the hardiness training on imposter syndrome and academic buoyancy and students. The research was an experimental study with control group pretest-posttest design. The population included all the First -grade high school male students of in City Maybod in academic year 2020-20121. Out of the population, 48 students were selected through cluster random sampling and were assigned randomly in one experimental (n=24) and one control (n=24) group. Both groups completed an of imposter syndrome Questionnaire and academic buoyancy Questionnaire in pre-test and post-test stages. To analyze the data, multivariate analysis of covariance was used with the help of SPSS20 software. The results of analysis of covariance showed that hardiness training significantly reduces the student's imposter syndrome. The results of analysis of covariance also showed that hardiness training significantly increases students' academic buoyancy. The results of the present study indicate that participation in hardiness training sessions can be effective in reducing imposter syndrome and increasing students' academic buoyancy.