Perceptions of resilience in vulnerable groups of students of secondary education

Athanasiou, DA (Danai)
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopoli, 15784, Athens

 

Submission type

Poster only

Scheduled

Hallway, 22-07-2016, 16:00 - 17:00

Keywords

resilience, vulnerability, adolesence

Summary

Taken into account the socioeconomic recession that Greece has faced the past years, with various negative consequences for students and their families, this presentation will focus on the study of students' vulnerability examining demographic characteristics that can be associated with vulnerability and negative life events that students of secondary education may have experienced. Furthermore, resilience is often examined in relation to difficult living conditions and negative life events, constituting a protective individual factor that can help students overcome adversities and minimize possible negative outcomes in their psychosocial development. In this context, this study also explores students’ of secondary education resilience. For the purpose of this study, students from junior high schools and high schools of Athens (N=560) completed the following questionnaires: (a) Life Events Scale (Fthenakis & Minsel, 2002); and (b) Resilience Scale-15 (Neil & Dias, 2001). Findings regarding relations between the negative life events and resilience will be presented. Furthermore, statistically significant differences in relation to gender, age, parental unemployment and family status will be discussed. The results of this study will contribute to a better understanding of the relation between negative life events and resilience. Finally, suggestions regarding the promotion of students’ resilience and well-being will be discussed.

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