English abstract
The study aimed to predict the positive thinking through psychological resilience and mental
alertness. The sample of the study consisted of 393 students from grade 10 and grade 11
students in government schools in the governorate of Al-Dhakilia governorate in the
Sultanate of Oman. The study used Ingram and positive thinking measurement (Ingram &
Wisnicki, 2005), psychological resilience measurement (Conor & Davidson, 2003) and
Lager's mental alertness (1992). The results showed a high level of positive thinking, an
average level of psychological resilience, A low level of mental alertness in the sample study,
as shown by statistically significant differences in positive thinking in favour of males, while
there are no statistically significant differences in mental alertness and psychological
resilience attributable to the gender variable in the study sample. The results also revealed
that there are a statistically significant differences in positive thinking attributable to the class
variable in favour of students in grade 10 and statistically significant differences in
psychological resilience in favour of students in grade 11, while there are no statistically
significant differences in mental alertness attributable to the class variable. The study
concluded that positive thinking was predictable through psychological resilience and mental
