Resilience-based intervention for at-risk adolescents

The present study was carried out to test the effectiveness of a resilience-based intervention in improving at-risk adolescents’ perceived social support, life satisfaction and distress. A program named “Percaya Diri dan Cemerlang” (Believe in Oneself and Excel) was developed to increase resilience...

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Main Author: Alwi, Azlin
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
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Published: 2013
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description The present study was carried out to test the effectiveness of a resilience-based intervention in improving at-risk adolescents’ perceived social support, life satisfaction and distress. A program named “Percaya Diri dan Cemerlang” (Believe in Oneself and Excel) was developed to increase resilience in adolescents. It was hypothesized that at-risk adolescents who participated in the program would report more social support, higher life satisfaction and lower distress than a control group who did not undergo the program. The intervention program was carried out for 90 minutes each week for 12 weeks. Thirty three at-risk adolescents were divided into two groups: the treatment group (n=16) and the control group (n=17). The two groups completed pre- and post-test scores on the three measures of support, life satisfaction, and distress. The study also collected qualitative data from the adolescents, their parents and class teachers after the intervention. Results showed that adolescents in the treatment group reported higher social support, but no difference was observed in their life satisfaction and distress scores. The qualitative results provided additional support, indicating the possible beneficial effects of such programs on at-risk adolescents.
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spelling iium-333632018-03-06T01:27:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33363/ Resilience-based intervention for at-risk adolescents Alwi, Azlin BF712 Developmental psychology The present study was carried out to test the effectiveness of a resilience-based intervention in improving at-risk adolescents’ perceived social support, life satisfaction and distress. A program named “Percaya Diri dan Cemerlang” (Believe in Oneself and Excel) was developed to increase resilience in adolescents. It was hypothesized that at-risk adolescents who participated in the program would report more social support, higher life satisfaction and lower distress than a control group who did not undergo the program. The intervention program was carried out for 90 minutes each week for 12 weeks. Thirty three at-risk adolescents were divided into two groups: the treatment group (n=16) and the control group (n=17). The two groups completed pre- and post-test scores on the three measures of support, life satisfaction, and distress. The study also collected qualitative data from the adolescents, their parents and class teachers after the intervention. Results showed that adolescents in the treatment group reported higher social support, but no difference was observed in their life satisfaction and distress scores. The qualitative results provided additional support, indicating the possible beneficial effects of such programs on at-risk adolescents. 2013-08-21 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33363/4/AASP_Jogja_2013.jpg application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33363/8/33363_Resilience-based.pdf Alwi, Azlin (2013) Resilience-based intervention for at-risk adolescents. In: 10th Biennial Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology, 21st-24th August 2013, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Unpublished)
spellingShingle BF712 Developmental psychology
Alwi, Azlin
Resilience-based intervention for at-risk adolescents
title Resilience-based intervention for at-risk adolescents
title_full Resilience-based intervention for at-risk adolescents
title_fullStr Resilience-based intervention for at-risk adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Resilience-based intervention for at-risk adolescents
title_short Resilience-based intervention for at-risk adolescents
title_sort resilience-based intervention for at-risk adolescents
topic BF712 Developmental psychology
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/33363/
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