Özel okullarda okuyan yüksek gelir düzeyli ergenler ile yaplılan positif ergen gelişimi müdahale çalışmasının etkiniği

In the current study, we examined the effectiveness of a positive youth development (PYD) intervention for early adolescents with high socioeconomic status in private schools and a potential moderator of the intervention effectiveness. Specifically, we focused on the effectiveness of the PYD intervention (PERGEL) in growth mindset and self-efficacy and whether the intervention effectiveness differed for early adolescents who have varying levels of emotion regulation. It was expected that PERGEL would be effective in supporting growth mindset and self-efficacy, and the intervention effect would be higher for adolescents who had high levels of emotion regulation skills. The intervention group consisted of 420 fifth and sixth graders in a private school in Turkey (Mage = 11.4, 49.7% female). The control group consisted of 166 fifth and sixth graders in a private school (Mage = 11.5, 41.6 % female). A multi-group analysis was conducted by using MPLUS and the results revealed that the intervention was effective in supporting growth mindset in the intervention group compared to the control group; however, the direct effects of the intervention on self-efficacy were absent. Contrary to our hypotheses, the results showed that the adolescents with low levels of emotion regulation benefited more from the intervention compared to the adolescents with high levels of emotion regulation. The study disclosed that the PERGEL was effective in supporting a growth mindset for all adolescents and self-efficacy for the adolescents with low levels of emotion regulation in private schools. Keywords: PYD intervention effectiveness, early adolescents, private schools, growth mindset, self-efficacy, emotion regulation