Strengthening self-integrity through self-affirmation: An experimental study among double jeopardy students

Mobina Khan; Nimisha  Beri

doi:10.32674/29g80p32

Authors

Mobina Khan School of Education, Lovely Professional University https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1413-7264
Dr. Nimisha Beri School of Education, Lovely Professional University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0242-087X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32674/29g80p32

Keywords:

Double Jeopardy, experimental study, intervention, migrants, self-affirmation, self-Integrity

Abstract

This study explores the effect of self-affirmation interventions on the self-integrity of middle school migrant girls facing double jeopardy. Using an experimental design, 64 eighth-grade girls from government schools in Jalandhar were selected through purposive sampling. Participants were grouped into experimental and control groups based on pretest scores using a Hindi self-integrity scale. The experimental group received three self-affirmation interventions at 58- and 55-day intervals. Posttests followed each session, with a final test 30 days after the last intervention. Initial results showed no immediate improvement, but later posttests revealed significant, lasting gains in the experimental group. The findings suggest that self-affirmation enhances self-integrity over time, offering a low-cost method to support disadvantaged students and help them resist stereotype threats in education.

Author Biographies

Mobina Khan, School of Education, Lovely Professional University

MOBINA KHAN, is a Research Scholar in the School of Education, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Kapurthala, Punjab, India. Her major research interests lie in the area of Educational Psychology and Inclusive Education. Email: mobsphd@gmail.com
Dr. Nimisha Beri, School of Education, Lovely Professional University

NIMISHA BERI, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Education, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Kapurthala, Punjab, India. Her major research interests lie in the area of Research methodology, Positive Psychology, measurement & evaluation, special education and educational leadership.

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