The effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on self-efficacy beliefs of female students with academic failure

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on self-efficacy beliefs of female students with academic failure. The research method was semi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with a control group. The study population included all high school female students in first grade and second course on the 2015-2016 academic year in Ardabil city, that among them by convenience sampling method 30 students were selected with academic failure and then randomly were assigned to the experimental group (15 subjects) and control group (15 subjects). The participants of the experimental group received 8 sessions mindfulness-based stress reduction program. Scherer self-efficacy questionnaire (1982) was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results showed that mindfulness-based stress reduction program has significant impact on increasing of self-efficacy of students. According to these results it can be concluded that this method can be used by school administrators and especially school psychologists and counselors.