Understanding Resilience: An Analytical Study of Adversity Quotient Levels Among Higher Secondary Learners in Gujarat State

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25-01-2026

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58414/SCIENTIFICTEMPER.2026.17.1.10

Keywords:

Leadership Resilience, Academic Resilience, Professional Adaptability, Mentoring Effectiveness, Guidance Orientation, Reflective Practice, Gujarat State Board of Education

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  • Geetha Satish Pisharody Research Scholar, Department of Education, Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 382016
  • Sanjay Gupta Professor, Children’s University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat – 382016

Abstract

Adversity Quotient examines individuals’ resilience in the face of challenges. Resilience is the ability to handle stress, problems, trauma, or tragedy positively. Even when things are crazy, it means staying stable and taking care of your mental and physical health. The adversity quotient builds on our natural ability to learn and change, which is a very useful skill. Recent research has shown that the adversity quotient can be greatly improved, permanently changed, and made stronger.
The concept of adversity quotient originates from three disciplines: cognitive psychology, psycho-neuroimmunology, and neurophysiology. To increase one’s adversity quotient, a person must want what they don’t have or make things better. This desire is what motivates them. David McClelland’s investigation into achievement motivation concluded that the need for achievement is a distinct human motive. Achievement motivation can be defined as the aspiration for success or the quest for excellence. There are different kinds of motivation, such as intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsically motivated people learn and do better in school. Irving Smiroff says that achievement motive is how a person thinks about things or situations that they don’t have. Initial Education, experiences, and subsequent learning shape it. This theory suggests that people with high Achievement Motivation are more likely to be interested in what motivates them, such as the job itself. People who don’t have much motivation to succeed care more about how others see them and the world around them than about how well they are doing.

How to Cite

Pisharody, G. S., & Gupta, S. (2026). Understanding Resilience: An Analytical Study of Adversity Quotient Levels Among Higher Secondary Learners in Gujarat State. The Scientific Temper, 17(01), 5462–5470. https://doi.org/10.58414/SCIENTIFICTEMPER.2026.17.1.10

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