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Gayathri Janapati1, V Vijayalakshmi1
1Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036, India.
This study found that cognitive flexibility predicts resilience in pre-service teachers. A character strengths intervention, especially with a growth mindset, significantly boosted resilience and cognitive flexibility in teacher training.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Positive Psychology
- Teacher Training
Background:
- Teachers require resilience to navigate educational and socio-economic challenges.
- Pre-service teachers need effective resilience-building strategies during training.
- Cognitive flexibility is a key factor influencing resilience.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the predictive relationship between cognitive flexibility and resilience.
- To develop and evaluate a character strengths intervention for enhancing pre-service teachers' resilience and cognitive flexibility.
- To examine the moderating role of mindset on the intervention's effectiveness.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study (n=273) to assess cognitive flexibility and resilience.
- Multi-site field experiment (N=193) testing a character strengths intervention.
- Analysis of mindset's impact on the intervention's effect on cognitive flexibility and resilience.
Main Results:
- Cognitive flexibility significantly predicted resilience (Study 1).
- The character strengths intervention significantly enhanced resilience and cognitive flexibility (Study 2).
- A growth mindset moderated the indirect effect of the intervention on resilience via cognitive flexibility.
Conclusions:
- Cognitive flexibility is a crucial component of teacher resilience.
- Character strengths interventions can effectively build resilience in pre-service teachers.
- Integrating resilience training into teacher education programs is recommended.
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