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| Paper Title: | Unveiling the Mind: Analysing Undergraduate Women's Metacognitive Awareness, Rumination Patterns, and Readiness for Cognitive Change Following a Neuroplasticity Psychoeducation Session |
| Authors Name: | Dr Lakshmi C M |
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| Published Paper Id: | IJRTI2607026 |
| Published In: | Volume 11 Issue 7, July-2026 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.56975/ijrti.v11i7.213914 |
| Abstract: | Abstract Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to change and adapt to situations. Understanding neuroplasticity can be a great leap for any who chance to work on one’s mental wellbeing. Neuroplasticity-based psychoeducation — teaching that brain structure and function can be shaped in response to experience and repeated thought — is widely used in university wellbeing and mental health programs. Yet not much study is embarked on to how undergraduate students describe their own thought patterns in real, or how ready they feel to change them, immediately after encountering this framework for the first time. The objective of this study is to describe self-reported thought patterns, rumination tendencies, metacognitive discernment, and readiness for cognitive change among undergraduate women following a single psychoeducational session on neuroplasticity. A 19-item online questionnaire — combining categorical, Likert, and open-ended items — was completed by 91 female undergraduates (age 19–21 years) immediately after an in-person psychoeducational session on neuroplasticity. Closed-ended items were analyzed descriptively; open-ended responses were coded using inductive thematic analysis. Over half of participants (57.1%) described their everyday thoughts as a mix of positive and negative content. A third (36.3%) reported being caught in repetitive thought loops often or always. When asked what dominated their thinking, worry about the future (49.5%) and replaying past mistakes (34.1%) came up far more often than self-encouragement (31.9%) or gratitude (18.7%). Thematic analysis of open-ended responses found that feeling “not good enough” was the most common recurring negative self-belief (20.0%), and reducing social comparison was the most frequently named target for change (19.8%). Even so, participants reported strong willingness to work on their thinking (M = 3.98, SD = 1.11) and reasonable confidence in their ability to do so (M = 3.73, SD = 1.03). Most (72.5%) said they were ready to pursue change through neuroplasticity-informed practice. Ruminative and self-critical thought patterns were common in this sample, but so was openness to change. Brief neuroplasticity psychoeducation appears feasible and acceptable as a starting point for cognitive or metacognitive intervention work with undergraduate women. Whether it produces any lasting shift in thinking or wellbeing remains an open question — one that controlled, longitudinal research is needed to answer. |
| Keywords: | neuroplasticity; psychoeducation; rumination; metacognition; undergraduate women; mindset; thematic analysis |
| Cite Article: | "Unveiling the Mind: Analysing Undergraduate Women's Metacognitive Awareness, Rumination Patterns, and Readiness for Cognitive Change Following a Neuroplasticity Psychoeducation Session", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2456-3315, Vol.11, Issue 7, page no.a249-a274, July-2026, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2607026.pdf |
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Page No: a249-a274 Country: Thrissur, Kerala, India Research Area: Social Science and Humanities Publisher : IJ Publication Published Paper URL : https://www.ijrti.org/viewpaperforall?paper=IJRTI2607026 Published Paper PDF: https://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2607026 |
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