The effect of psychological capital components training on grit among medical students suffering from burnout with emphasis on the indirect effect of flow: A multiple indicators, multiple causes model

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of psychological capital components training on grit among medical students suffering from burnout using the multiple indicators, multiple causes (MIMIC) model. The method used in this study was a quasi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest design on control and follow-up groups. The statistical population in this study consisted of female students of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz in the academic year of 2019-2020 educating in General Medicine. 40 students were qualified to participate in the study. The sample individuals were selected using convenience sampling and were classified randomly and based on inclusion criteria in the psychological capital training and control groups. The experimental group received ten two-hour training sessions, and the control group received no intervention. The research instruments included Duckworth Grit Scale (2007), McGeown's Mental Toughness Scale for Adolescents (2016), Rheinberg's Flow-Short-Scale (FSS) (2003), and Academic Buoyancy Scale made by Dehghanizadeh and Hossein Chari (2016). For data analysis, the multi-indicator multi-causes (MIMIC) model was used in two steps based on the study and measurement type. The results obtained from this study include the direct effects of psychological capital training on grit (p<0.01), and flow (P<0.01). The indirect effect of psychological capital training on grit (P<0.01) was also accepted. Finally, it could be mentioned that the therapists can pave the way to promote grit with a key role in the achievement of goals using psychological capital training.