| Effects of a Resilience Enhancement Program on Self-efficacy, Problem Solving Ability, and School Adjustment of Middle School Students. |
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Chung Sook Lee, Soo Jin Kim, Young Ran Kweon, Bo Young Kim |
1College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Korea.
2Chonnam National University Research Institute of Nursing Science, Korea.
3Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Korea. yrk@chosun.ac.kr
4Gwangju Namgu Mental Health Center, Korea. |
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| 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. |
| Key Words:
Adolescents; Resilience; Adjustment |
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