أساليب مواجهة الضغوط و علاقتها بالتفكير الايجابي لدى طلاب المرحلة الثانوية

الملخص EN

This research aims to identify the relationship between pressure confronting methods and positive thinking among secondary school students in Makkah, the most used methods in the secondary stage, the differences in methods between the study sample, and the differences between the averages of positive thinking scores between the study samples.

The study sample reached (220) students.

The pressure confronting methods scale was used (prepared by: Abdullah, 2002) amended by (al-Hilali, 2009).

and the scale of positive thinking prepared by (Langram and Lewinsky, translated by alwgad, 2012).

The findings showed that there was a statistically significant correlation between the overall score for pressure response methods and positive thinking, which amounted to (0.386).

The order of the most used methods of confronting pressures was (surrender, emotional relief, denial, confrontation and self-assertion, self-control, self-blame, logical analysis, taking responsibility, focusing on the solution).

The method for searching alternative rewards came as the least used methods.

There were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of high school students on the scale of pressure confronting methods in the following methods (logical analysis, focus on the solution, taking responsibility, and positive reinterpretation) in favor of the third secondary class.

There were no statistically significant differences between the averages of positive thinking scores for the study sample.

The researcher concluded the following recommendations: Preparing programs to develop positive thinking and develop students' skills in confronting pressure.

key words: Positive Thinking, Methods of Confronting Pressure, students