Gratitude Interventions for Academic Stress Among Pakistani Adolescents

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA · Dec 6, 2022

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Academic stress is an inevitable part of students' lives with long-term negative consequences on physical health, mental well-being, and social relations. In Asian cultures, expectations of parents and teachers are additional components of academic stress which have not been addressed in different stress management programs. Therefore, the present research addresses these contributory stress factors by using gratitude interventions in Pakistani high schools.

The study employs Broaden and Build Theory and Cognitive Appraisal Theory in formulating the intervention model and variables being t...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • High School Students
• • Studying in same school for at least last six months
• • within 14-17 years of age
• • not having severe physical health issue or going under treatment for chronic illness
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • not able to understand Urdu language
• • above 17 years of age or below 14 years
• • recently enrolled in the particular school