THE CONFLUENCE OF SUPPORT AND OUTLOOK: EVALUATING RESILIENCE FACTORS AMONG CHANDIGARH'S GOVERNMENT SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS.
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Keywords
Resilience, Support, Optimism, Adolescent, Chandigarh
Abstract
This study examined the perceptions of social support, optimism, and resilience among adolescents from government schools in Chandigarh. A sample of 200 adolescents (102 male and 98 female) was assessed using the LOT-R by Scheier & Carver, 1994, CYRM-R by Jefferies et al., 2018, and the MSPSS by Zimet et al., 1988. The Pearson Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis was performed using SPSS (version 26). The findings revealed a significant positive correlation between the variables and their subscales. Also perceived social support and optimism both predicted resilience significantly. These results underscore the potential benefits of interventions aimed at enhancing optimism and social support networks to foster resilience in this population. The implications of these findings for psychological well-being and educational practices are discussed.
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3. Bandura, A. (1982). Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency. American psychologist, 37(2), 122
4. Chang, Q., Peng, C., Guo, Y., Cai, Z., & Yip, P. S. F. (2020). Mechanisms connecting objective and subjective poverty to mental health: Serial mediation roles of negative life events and social support. Social Science & Medicine, 265, 113308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113308
5. Cheng, Y., Li, X., Lou, C., Sonenstein, F. L., Kalamar, A., Jejeebhoy, S. J., Delany-Moretlwe, S., Brahmbhatt, H., Olumide, A., & Ojengbede, O. (2014). The Association between Social support and Mental Health among Vulnerable Adolescents in five Cities: Findings from the Study of the Well-Being of Adolescents in Vulnerable Environments. Journal of Adolescent Health, 55(6), S31–S38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.08.020
6. Clark, L. C. (2023). Development and validation of a measure for social support: Perceived social support inventory. https://doi.org/10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.5919
7. Cohen, S., & McKay, G. (2020). Social support, stress and the buffering hypothesis: A theoretical analysis. In Handbook of psychology and health, Volume IV (pp. 253-267). Routledge.
8. Emad. K. Almuqati, Wesal. A. Gadri, Rawiah. H. Alqurashi, Asma. M. Aseri, Dalia. A. Alnabat, Fuddah. A. Algabashi, Areej. S. Aqurashi, Areej.M.Alharthi, Ahmed. H. Alotaibi, Ali. H. Alharbi, Ahmed. M. Al-Ahmadi, Salwa. H. Alomari, Madwi. H. Alhusseni, Fahad. Y. Alzahrani, Madwi. H. Alusseni Fahad.Y. Alzahrani, Dawood. S. Badawood, Ahmed. H. Alotaibi, Bader. A. Alsayed, Obaid. O. Alsolami, Attiya. A. Almaliki, & Ahmed. M. Alotaibi. (2023). THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIAL AND HEALTH IMPACT OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN AND ADULTS. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 30(18), 793–797. https://doi.org/10.53555/jptcp.v30i2.4802
9. Fredrickson, B. L. (2004). The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 359(1449), 1367–1378.
10. Glaesmer, H., Rief, W., Martin, A., Mewes, R., Brähler, E., Zenger, M., & Hinz, A. (2011). Psychometric properties and population-based norms of the Life Orientation Test Revised (LOT-R). British Journal of Health Psychology, 17(2), 432-445. DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8287.2011.02046.x
11. Gómez‐Molinero, R., Zayas, A., González, P. R., & Bozal, R. G. (2018). Optimism and resilience among university students. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology: INFAD. Revista De Psicología, 1(1), 147. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2018.n1.v1.1179
12. Höltge, J., Gee, S. L. M., Maercker, A., & Thoma, M. V. (2019). Steeling in Later Life: Exploring Age-Specific Effects of Varying Levels of Stress on Psychological Resilience. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 92(2), 170–196. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415019871202
13. Hombrados-Mendieta, M. I., Gómez-Jacinto, L., Fuentes, J. M. D., García‐Leiva, P., & Castro-Travé, M. (2012). TYPES OF SOCIAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND CLASSMATES DURING ADOLESCENCE. Journal of Community Psychology, 40(6), 645–664. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.20523
14. Jefferies, P., McGarrigle, L., & Ungar, M. (2018). The CYRM-R: a Rasch-validated revision of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure. Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/23761407.2018.1548403
15. Kaye-Kauderer, H., Feingold, J., Feder, A., Southwick, S. M., & Charney, D. S. (2021). Resilience in the age of COVID-19. BJPsych Advances, 27(3), 166–178. https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2021.5
16. Khasanah, I., Prihartanti, N., & Marwanto, M. (2020). Social support and future optimism of adolescent at Salatiga Islamic Orphanage. Indonesian Journal of Islamic Psychology, 2(2), 225–241. https://doi.org/10.18326/ijip.v2i2.225-241
17. Kour, J. (2022). Birth order and its relation to Achievement motive and Resilience. Mind and Society, 11(03), 91-96.
18. Lawson, N., Lennon Papadakis, J., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2018). Socioeconomic Status and Parental Perceived Social Support in Relation to Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth with Spina Bifida. The undergraduate research journal of psychology at UCLA, 5, 40–53.
19. Leijse, M. M., Koning, I. M., & van den Eijnden, R. J. (2023). The influence of parents and peers on adolescents' problematic social media use revealed. Computers in Human Behavior, 143, 107705.
20. Li, J., Jing, W., Li, J., Shen, Q., Jia, R., Wang, Y., Liang, J., & Xu, Y. (2020). How do socioeconomic status relate to social relationships among adolescents: a school-based study in East China. BMC Pediatrics, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02175-w
21. Malakar, P. (2021). A Study on the Impact of Parent-child Relationship and Socioeconomic Status on Problem Behaviour among Children. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 541–549. https://doi.org/10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i58b34235
22. McGrath, B., Brennan, M. A., Dolan, P., & Barnett, R. V. (2012). Adolescents and their networks of social support: real connections in real lives? Child & Family Social Work, 19(2), 237–248. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00899.x
23. Miranda Contreras, B., Abad Hernández, M. C., Kases Gamboa, C., & Pájaro Castro, N. (2023). Social determinants of health in child development Sucre Colombia. Journal of Population Therapeutics & Clinical Pharmacology, 30(17). https://doi.org/10.47750/jptcp.2023.30.17.021
24. Mohan, J., & Mustafa, M. (2022) Psychological Well Being of college students in Ladakh in relation to Stress and Perceived Social Support, Indian Journal of Psychology, 72-76
25. Reife, I., Duffy, S., & Grant, K. E. (2020). The impact of social support on adolescent coping in the context of urban poverty. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 26(2), 200–214. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000296
26. Rutter, M. (2012). Resilience as a dynamic concept. Development and Psychopathology, 24(2), 335–344. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954579412000028
27. Sarah Awad, Dr. Shehar Bano, Muhammad Abid Aslam, Tess Ezzy, Ishrat Fatima, & Majida Mansoor. (2024). UNDERSTANDING THE LINK BETWEEN SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN AGING COMMUNITIES. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(3), 251–257. https://doi.org/10.53555/jptcp.v31i3.4816
28. Scheier, M. F., Carver, C. S., & Bridges, M. W. (1994). Revised Life Orientation test [Dataset]. In PsycTESTS Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/t09267-000
29. Social Support and Optimism in Students of Golestan University of Medical Sciences. Journal of Advances in Medical Education (JAMED), 1(2), 43` – 49.
30. Souri, H., Hejazi, E., & Ejei, J. (2013). The correlation of resiliency and optimism with psychological well-being. International Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 7, 271-277.
31. Umucu, E., Chan, F., Phillips, B. N., Tansey, T. N., Berven, N. L., & Hoyt, W. T. (2022). Evaluating Optimism, Hope, Resilience, Coping Flexibility, Secure Attachment, and PERMA as a Well-Being Model for College Life Adjustment of Student Veterans: A Hierarchical Regression Analysis. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 67(2), 94–110. https://doi.org/10.1177/00343552221127032
32. Ungar, M. (2004). The importance of parents and other caregivers to the resilience of high‐risk adolescents. Family Process, 43(1), 23–41. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.2004.04301004.x
33. Wikipedia contributors. (2024, February 8). List of schools in Chandigarh. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_in_Chandigarh
34. Zimet GD, Dahlem NW, Zimet SG, Farley GK. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Journal of Personality Assessment 1988;52:30-41.
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Jaswant Singh, & Professor Seema Vinayak. (2024). THE CONFLUENCE OF SUPPORT AND OUTLOOK: EVALUATING RESILIENCE FACTORS AMONG CHANDIGARH’S GOVERNMENT SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(4), 206-214. https://doi.org/10.53555/jptcp.v31i4.5187
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Jaswant Singh
Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Professor Seema Vinayak
Professor, Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh
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Jaswant Singh, & Professor Seema Vinayak. (2024). THE CONFLUENCE OF SUPPORT AND OUTLOOK: EVALUATING RESILIENCE FACTORS AMONG CHANDIGARH’S GOVERNMENT SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(4), 206-214. https://doi.org/10.53555/jptcp.v31i4.5187