Comparison of the Capacity of Sustaining Effort and Interest for Long-Term Purposes and Resiliency in Different Levels of Transportation into Narrative About Success

Bagheri Sheykhangafshe, Farzin; Savabi Niri, Vahid; Saeedi, Maryam; Hatam, Mahsa; Mousavi, Seyedeh Maryam; Shabahang, Reza

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Volume 10, Issue 4 (Vol10 No4 Winter 2024- 2024)

J Child Ment Health 2024, 10(4): 79-92

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Comparison of the Capacity of Sustaining Effort and Interest for Long-Term Purposes and Resiliency in Different Levels of Transportation into Narrative About Success

Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe ^*

¹, Vahid Savabi Niri²

, Maryam Saeedi³

, Mahsa Hatam⁴

, Seyedeh Maryam Mousavi⁵

, Reza Shabahang⁶

1- Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
2- Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
3- Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
4- Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
5- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
6- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

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Background and Purpose: The power of narratives is such that they can immerse readers in their world and transform them. Narratives can transport readers to various places and times. With this in mind, the current study sought to compare the ability to maintain effort and interest over the long term, as well as resilience, across different levels of engagement with a success narrative.
Method: This comparative study involved the selection of 200 middle school students (2019) from both girls' and boys' schools in the first district of Rasht, utilizing a convenience sampling method. Initially, they were provided with five short stories on success for study. Following their reading of the stories, students completed the Transportation Scale - Short Form (Appel et al., 2015), the Short Grit Scale (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (Connor & Davidson, 2003). The Transportation Scale - Short Form (Appell et al., 2015) was employed to measure students' levels of engagement with the narrative on success. Finally, the data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance with the SPSS₂₄ software.
Results: The findings revealed a significant difference between the two groups in terms of their ability to maintain effort and interest in long-term goals as well as resilience (P < 0.01). Participants in the high-level narrative transportation group demonstrated greater capacity for sustaining effort and interest in long-term goals (29.52) and resilience (67.05) (P<0.01).
Conclusion: Drawing from the obtained results, one could posit that storytelling serves as a distinct form of motivation and catalyst for success, prompting students to engage deeply with narratives and be impacted by their substance, consequently fostering heightened motivation and emotional enrichment.

Article number: 6

Keywords: Narrative transportation, a narrative about success, grit, resiliency, students

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2020/02/7 | Accepted: 2024/01/22 | Published: 2024/03/3

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