Becoming More Resilient during COVID-19: Insights from a Process Evaluation of Digital Resilience Training

Resilience training is gaining attention as a strategy to build students’ resistance to adversity and promote their mental well-being. However, owing to inconsistencies and variations in the content and delivery of resilience training, more work is needed to examine students’ experiences and prefere...

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Published in:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 19; no. 19; p. 12899
Main Authors: Ang, Wei How Darryl, Chew, Han Shi Jocelyn, Ong, Yew Hui Nicholas, Zheng, Zhongjia James, Shorey, Shefaly, Lau, Ying
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 08.10.2022
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Subjects:
College students
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Distance learning
Humans
Intervention
Medical research
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Pandemics
Problem Solving
Qualitative research
Resilience (Psychology)
Resilience, Psychological
resilience; randomized controlled trial; university students; process evaluation; qualitative
Students
Well being
process evaluation
university students
qualitative
resilience
randomized controlled trial
ISSN:1660-4601, 1661-7827, 1660-4601
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Summary:Resilience training is gaining attention as a strategy to build students’ resistance to adversity and promote their mental well-being. However, owing to inconsistencies and variations in the content and delivery of resilience training, more work is needed to examine students’ experiences and preferences to address issues relating to intervention fidelity. This study adopted a qualitative approach in exploring students’ experience of synchronous and asynchronous versions of a digital resilience training program. Seventeen students were interviewed using a semi-structured virtual face-to-face interview via Zoom. The thematic analyses unveiled four themes: embarking on a journey toward resilience, discovering strategies to develop resilience, finding a balance to benefit from resilience skill enhancement, and instilling resilience in the everyday. Future resilience training should consider students’ workload and interactivity to enhance their engagement. As being resilient is associated with better mental well-being, the findings of this study may support the development of future wellness programs.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph191912899