Comparison the Effectiveness of Academic Buoyancy and Emotion Regulation Training on Academic Meaning and Academic Adjustment

The aim of present study was comparison the effectiveness of academic buoyancy and emotion regulation training on academic meaning and academic adjustment. This study in terms of aim was applied and in terms of methodology was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with control group. Research population consisted of 11th grade students in three districts of Mashhad in 2018-19 academic years. From them 60 students were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly divided into three equal groups. The experimental groups trained 12 sessions of 70 minutes separately with the academic buoyancy and emotion regulation methods and control group don’t received any training. Research tools were the questionnaires of academic meaning (Henderson-King & Smith, 2006) and academic adjustment (Baker & Siryk, 1984). Data in the SPSS-21 were analyzed with multivariate analysis of covariance and Bonferroni post hoc test methods. Results indicated the effectiveness of both method of academic buoyancy and emotion regulation training in increasing academic meaning and academic adjustment (p < 0/001). Also there was no significant difference between methods in increasing academic meaning and academic adjustment (P>0/05). Therefore, it is recommended that counselors and psychologists use the methods of academic buoyancy and emotion regulation training for increase academic meaning and academic adjustment.