The Effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy on Academic Burnout, Hope for the Future, and Resilience in Female Students with  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

rahmani, soheila; jalali, amineh; moradi, leyla sadat; kolahi, parisa; kolahi, arsalan; delshad, taiebe

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rahmani S, jalali A, moradi L S, kolahi P, kolahi A, delshad T. The Effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy on Academic Burnout, Hope for the Future, and Resilience in Female Students with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Research in psychological health 2025; 19 (4)
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The Effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy on Academic Burnout, Hope for the Future, and Resilience in Female Students with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Soheila Rahmani¹

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The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy on academic burnout, hope for the future, and resilience in female students with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest and control group design, including a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population consisted of all female students aged 13 to 17 years living in Tehran during the 2026-2027 academic year who had experienced exposure to war-related traumatic events. Among them, 40 eligible students were selected through purposive sampling based on the cut-off score of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS-5) and randomly assigned to the experimental (n=20) and control (n=20) groups. The experimental group received 8 sessions of 90-minute positive psychotherapy, while the control group remained on a waiting list. Data collection tools included the Bresso Academic Burnout Questionnaire, Snyder's Hope Scale, and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, administered at the pretest, posttest, and follow-up stages. Findings from the mixed-design repeated measures ANOVA showed that positive psychotherapy led to a significant reduction in academic burnout and a significant increase in hope for the future and resilience in the experimental group compared to the control group. Furthermore, the follow-up stage confirmed the stability of the intervention effects over time. Based on the results, positive psychotherapy can serve as an efficient school-based intervention to reduce the negative psycho-educational consequences of trauma and enhance resilience and hope in adolescent girls.

Keywords: Positive Psychotherapy, Academic Burnout, Hope for the Future, Resilience, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), War