The Effectiveness of the Positive Psychology Intervention Program based on Culture, on the Self-Handicapping and Academic Risk-Taking in Students

Nemati, Shahrooz; Badri Gargari, Rahim; Adib, Yousef; Jahrdi, Robab

doi:10.22034/jiera.2026.561627.3413

The Effectiveness of the Positive Psychology Intervention Program based on Culture, on the Self-Handicapping and Academic Risk-Taking in Students

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Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Shahrooz Nemati ¹

Rahim Badri Gargari ²

Yousef Adib ²

Robab Jahrdi ³

¹ Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Iran.

² Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

³ Educational sciences department, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran,

10.22034/jiera.2026.561627.3413

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the positive psychology intervention program based on culture, on the Self-Handicapping and Academic Risk-Taking in Students with low academic performance.
Method: This research employed a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test and a control group. The statistical population consisted of high school students with low academic performance in Tabriz in 2024–2025.The study sample consisted of 30 students who had high scores in academic self-handicapping and low scores in academic risk-taking. They were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (15 participants each). All participants completed the Academic Self-Handicapping Scale developed by Midgley et al. (2000) and the Academic Risk-Taking Assessment Tool developed by Kilgus et al. (2015). The experimental group received 12 sessions of culturally adapted positive psychology interventions.
Results: Data were analyzed using SPSS24statistical software. The results showed a significant effect of the positive psychology intervention program based on culture, on the Self-Handicapping and Academic Risk-Taking in experimental group (P≤ 0/01).
Conclusions: Based on the findings, it is recommended that school counselors and relevant authorities utilize the current intervention program, if necessary, in both clinical and educational contexts.

Keywords

Positive psychology

culture

academic self-handicapping

academic risk-taking

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