Comparison of the effectiveness of the healthy person training package and cognitive- behavioral training on academic engagement and self-management of adolescents

Zahra Arfe 

Correspondence: Zahra Arfe, Iran, Email [email protected] 

Received: December 04, 2023                                                                                                                   Published: December 23, 2023

Citation: Zahra Arfe. Comparison of the effectiveness of the healthy person training package and cognitive- behavioral training on academic engagement and self-management of adolescents. AOJ Emerg and Int Med. 2023;1(2):18–28. 

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AbstractThe purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of healthy human package training and special cognitive- behavioral training for teenagers on academic engagement and self-management of adolescents. The current research was a semiexperimental design in the form of pre-test, post-test and follow-up (two months) with a control group. The statistical population included all female students in Isfahan city in the academic year 1401-1401, out of which 45 people were selected as a sample group using available sampling method and completely randomly in three groups of the educational package of healthy people. (Aghaei and Asadi, 1400), cognitive-behavioral training (Lali and Nasiani, 2017) and control were replaced. All three groups completed Fredericks and Blumen field's (2004) academic enthusiasm questionnaire and Hawthorn and Nek's (2002) selfmanagement skills questionnaire in three stages: pre- test, post- test and follow-up. Also, the first experimental group received the training package of healthy people in ten sessions of ninety to one hundred and twenty minutes, and the second experimental group received cognitive- behavioral training in ten sessions of ninety minutes. While for the control group, there was no intervention during the research process. The data obtained from the research were analyzed using the method of variance analysis with repeated measurements and SPSS version 24 software. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental groups and the control group, and both interventions had a significant positive effect on the academic enthusiasm and self-management of adolescents, and the effect of these therapeutic interventions was stable in the follow-up phase (0.001).P<). According to the obtained results, it is possible to use the educational package of healthy people and cognitive-behavioral training for teenagers to increase the academic enthusiasm and self- management of teenagers.

Keywords 

healthy person training package, cognitive-behavioral training, academic engagement, self- management

Introduction

Among the different age stages, the adolescence stage is more necessary to be investigated due to the impact of the fundamental biological and psychological changes that accompany it.23 Adolescents gradually progress in this age period, their needs change compared to childhood, their need for independence increases and they seek to build their self-concept and values (Mohammadi Nesab, Mazaheri Tehrani, Rezaizadeh and Heydari, 2021). Adolescence is a stage of transformation and a bridge between childhood and adulthood and the most critical period of life, and psychologists have recognized it as the most important period of life. During this period, the adolescent undergoes significant physical, psychological, and social changes, and trying to reconcile with these changes may cause problems for the adolescent.24 Adolescence is a period that changes emotions and feelings while passing through childhood, so that stress, anxiety, depression and aggression are seen in teenagers. In terms of education, this period is a relatively difficult period in life and is considered one of the most sensitive, important and critical stages of life. Knowing the different states of teenagers, such as their anxiety and excitability in this period of life, has received a lot of attention from psychologists. Because the personality of teenagers is formed during this period of life. Erikson states that adolescence is a period when a person must face his identity crisis and solve it; That is, when a person integrates the ideas about himself and what others think of him, and as a result, creates a coherent and stable image of himself. Adolescence is one of the most important periods in the human development process, and entering this stage usually begins with puberty. Sexual instinct, stabilization and consolidation of occupational and social interests and interests, and the desire for freedom and independence are important features of this period.21 Adolescence is usually a stage of development that is associated with increased risk and the cognitive, social and psychological development of adolescents undergoes turbulent change. Experiencing a crisis during this period can put a lot of pressure on the adolescent's cognitive function, and in turn, it can be harmful to the adolescent's progress in the future (Dadkhah Kalashmi,Vakili, Afrooz, and Hassanzadeh, 2022). As teenagers enter high school, they face numerous stressors that create well-known social and emotional challenges. Adolescents must navigate increasingly complex social networks and develop new and changing friendships. At this stage of growth, with the increase in emotional and behavioral independence, teenagers are prone to risky behaviors such as sex, alcohol and drug use, and self- harm. Meanwhile, most emotional and behavioral disorders are common and affect approximately 6 to 10 percent of adolescents in the United States.