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SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2022

Improving hardiness among university students: A meta-analysis of intervention studies.

Gao Jianping, Zhu Zhihui, Samsilah Roslan, Zeinab Zaremohzzabieh, Nur Aimi Nasuha Burhanuddin, Soh Kim Geok

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Synthesis in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Gao JianpingFaculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
Zhu ZhihuiFaculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
Samsilah RoslanFaculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
Zeinab ZaremohzzabiehInstitute for Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
Nur Aimi Nasuha BurhanuddinFaculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
Soh Kim GeokFaculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Increasing the hardiness of students is a crucial objective in higher education. Universities and colleges have created a variety of interventions to improve students' overall hardiness. Methods: In terms of the effects of such interventions, empirical research has shown inconclusive results. This meta-analysis applies 12 effect sizes from 12 independent empirical studies, with a total of 640 participants, to assess the overall impact of interventions on students' hardiness and to test for moderators, in light of the contradictory findings in prior work. The current meta-analysis calculates the standardized mean differences (SMD) of pre-post interventions. The level of study heterogeneity, represented by Results: The results show that the interventions had a significant positive overall effect on students' hardiness ( Discussion: We conclude that interventions that promote students' hardiness are officious. Despite the low homogeneity of the results and limitations of this meta-analysis (e.g., a small number of included studies) which might have influenced the findings, the large fail-safe N suggests that these findings are robust. The study examined potential causes of heterogeneity and emphasized the importance of further research in this area.

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hardinesshigher educationinterventionsmeta-analysisuniversity students

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PMID36710728
PMCPMC9878849

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