<![CDATA[Adversity Quotient (AQ) is widely theorized to predict student engagement in challenging mathematics learning, yet the assumption that this stable psychological trait manifests directly in observable classroom behavior has rarely been tested with direct observational data, particularly within Indonesian madrasah aliyah populations. This study aimed to (1) profile the AQ of Grade X students at a state Islamic senior high school along Stoltz's three categories and four CO₂RE dimensions, and (2) examine whether AQ category is reflected in observable activity during Problem-Based Learning (PBL). A descriptive quantitative design was applied to 20 purposively selected students. Data were collected via an adapted Adversity Response Profile (21 items; Gregory content validity = 0.952; Cronbach's α = 0.90) and a 17-indicator observation sheet covering the five PBL syntactic phases (1–5 scale). Three findings emerged. First, the AQ distribution was dominated by low- and moderate-resilience profiles (50% Quitters, 45% Campers, 5% Climber), converging strikingly with the larger ARP-ML survey of (Gradini & Noviani, 2025) and indicating a possibly structural pattern of low resilience among Indonesian mathematics learners. Second, the CO₂RE dimensions, although uniformly classified as High to Very High, were unevenly develop. Control and Reach were strongest (81.25%), while Origin and Ownership lagged (75.38%), with the weakest single item reflecting anxiety about group-leadership responsibility. Third, AQ category was essentially uncorrelated with observable PBL activity (r = 0.156). A Quitter recorded the second-highest activity score, while the only Climber recorded below-average activity. This trait-process dissociation suggests that AQ operates over cumulative learning timescales rather than within single sessions, and that group-based PBL may function as social scaffolding that compensates for individual trait limitations. The study contributes the first direct observational test of the AQ-PBL behavioral linkage in an Indonesian madrasah context and identifies Origin and Ownership as a priority pedagogical target.]]>
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