J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2010 Dec;19(4):400-410. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.4.400.

Effects of a Resilience Enhancement Program on Self-efficacy, Problem Solving Ability, and School Adjustment of Middle School Students

• Lee CS
• Kim SJ
• Kweon YR
• Kim BY

• KMID: 2321874
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.4.400

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to examine the effects of a resilience enhancement program for middle school students.
METHODS
The research design was a quasi-experimental pre-and-post-test control and experimental group methodological comparison study. The participants for the study were 124 (experimental=60, control=64) middle school students in G city. The experimental group received the program for eight sessions. The control group did not receive any treatment. From April to June 2009 data were collected using self-report structured questionnaires, and were analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, chi2-test, Fisher's exact test, and t-test with SPSS/WIN 15.0 program.
RESULTS
After the treatment, significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups in terms of problem solving ability (t=2.52 p=.007) and school adjustment (t=1.66, p=.004), but not in level of self-efficacy (t=0.80, p=.212).
CONCLUSION
The findings indicate that this program can be used in school based practice as an effective nursing intervention for adolescents.

Keyword

Adolescents; Resilience; Adjustment

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Humans
Nursing
Problem Solving*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Research Design

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  Figure 1 Conceptual framework of this study.

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  Figure 2 Research design. Exp.=experimental group, Cont.=control group.

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