Determinants of resilience in adolescents

Abstract

Resilience building interventions in respect of the children and adolescent population are gaining momentum. In this context, the tools required to measure adolescent resilience are also developed. The dearth of such scales in the Indian context led to the present study on developing a scale. Through this study, interesting insights were achieved about adolescent resilience which is discussed in this paper. The objective of this paper is to discuss the resilience factors among adolescents experiencing adversity. The groups consisted of adolescents from government hostels, institutions, high profile school and those with psychiatric disorders. As the study was primarily on scale development, the methodology followed was related to standard scale construction. The results of the final phase of the study are discussed. Through cluster random sampling, 370 adolescents from Mangaluru District, Karnataka State of South India were chosen from four diverse groups as mentioned above. The results indicated the role of multiple factors in resilience, i.e. the presence of positive coping, life skills, a sense of purpose and competency in the adolescents and positive family, school and community experiences. With regard to the adolescents experiencing adversities, the presence of multiple strengths in self, family, school and community was evident. The results throw light on the aforementioned multiple factors to be considered in resilience building interventions. At a time when sharp focus is on ‘resilience’, this study contributes significantly to the field of mental health.

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