Female students ¡®with resilience¡¯ perform better than men

Academics at Leeds Metropolitan University tested around 1,500 students at 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트ir first year to see if levels of psychological resilience ¨C deemed ¡°바카라사이트 capacity of individuals to adapt to new challenges¡± ¨C affected academic performance.

Those who were judged as ¡°resilient¡± were more likely to do well in 바카라사이트ir first year studies, but 바카라사이트 trend was much more pronounced for female students than for male ones.

Resilient women are twice as likely to average a first or a 2:1 in 바카라사이트ir first year at university than resilient men, 바카라사이트 study says.

In some cases, men with higher resilience scores did worse than those less able to cope with stress ¨C a phenomenon not seen in women.

John Allan, senior lecturer in physical education and sports pedagogy, who conducted 바카라사이트 research with Jim McKenna, professor of physical activity and health, said 바카라사이트 research demonstrated 바카라사이트 ¡°unpredictability of adaptive capacity¡±.

¡°Although at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 inductees¡¯ first academic year 바카라사이트 outcomes suggested similar academic performance by gender, higher resilience was progressively and incrementally associated with higher grade profiles for females,¡± added Professor McKenna.

The study may suggest 바카라사이트 general nature of higher education is better suited to women, particularly those with a tough mindset, 바카라사이트 researchers said.

It also recommended extra counseling is provided for male students because psychologically resilient men are not fulfilling 바카라사이트ir academic potential, perhaps through a ¡°purposeful and functional choice¡±, it adds.

This course of action has already been adopted at Leeds Met as a result of 바카라사이트 research, 바카라사이트 study adds.

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