Development and evaluation of a resilience enhancement program for shelter-residing female youth
Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Background: Runaway youth are likely to have prior experiences of traumatic events such \nas abuse and neglect by parents or caregivers, and as a result they are vulnerable to \nvarious mental health conditions. To address trauma-related mental health needs, this \npaper suggests strength-based interventions based on resilience theory. \nObjectives: This study aims to (1) develop a resilience enhancement program consisting \nof individual protective factors for shelter-residing female runaway youth and (2) to \nevaluate the effects of this program on resilience, depression, anxiety, and problem \ndrinking among this cohort. \nDesign and setting: This study was a quasi-experimental research with a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design. Participants recruited from five women youth \nshelters were assessed at pretest, posttest, and 1-month follow-up assessment. \nParticipants: This study recruited 32 shelter-residing female youth aged from 12 to 21 \n(16 experimental participants and 16 control participants). \nMethods: A resilience enhancement program was developed based on an integrative \nliterature review and a needs assessment. After data collection for the control group, data \nfor the experimental group was collected. Changes in outcome measures over time \nbetween groups were analyzed using Generalized Estimating Equations. \nResults: The intervention incorporates four protective factors of resilience: self-esteem, \nself-regulation, relational skills, and problem-solving and goal-setting skills. There were \nsignificant group-by-time interaction effects for resilience, anxiety, and problem drinking \nat 1-month follow-up. Although significant decreases in depression over time occurred \nfor both experimental and control participants, the number of participants reporting \nclinically significant reduction in depression was greater in the experimental group than \nin the control group. \nConclusions: The results indicate that a resilience enhancement program is effective in \nimproving resilience, anxiety, and problem drinking in female runaway youth residing in \nshelters. This theory-driven intervention will be expected to be delivered by psychiatric \nand mental health nurses to help runaway youth living in shelters.
Author: 노다복
Language: English
Topic: Resilience and Mental Health
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2996774265