The Predictive Ability of Psychological Resilience Dimensions in Academic Adjustment Among School Students in the Za'atari Refugee Camp

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the predictive ability of psychological resilience dimensions in academic adjustment among school students in the Za'atari refugee camp. The study sample consisted of 569 male and female students from the upper primary stage (grades 8, 9, and 10), selected using the convenient sampling method. To achieve the study objectives, the Oshio et al. (2003) scale was used to measure psychological resilience dimensions, and the Liran & Miller (2019) scale was used to measure academic adjustment. The results showed that the level of psychological resilience among the study sample was at a moderate level, and the level of academic adjustment was also at a moderate level. The results revealed a statistically significant positive correlations between the psychological resilience dimensions, as a whole and in their individual diminsions, and the level of academic adjustment. The dimensions of psychological resilience explained 40.80% of the variance in academic adjustment.