Enhancing resilience in youth through a 10-day developmental voyage |
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| Authors: | Jill Hayhurst John A Hunter Sarah Kafka Mike Boyes |
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| Institution: | 1. Psychology Department, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealandjill.hayhurst@gmail.com;3. Psychology Department, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand;4. Department of Physical Education, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | The present study sought to examine the potential for resilience to be enhanced in a group of youth participating in a developmental voyage, and to identify the factors that contribute to increased resilience following the voyage. Two studies are reported. Study 1 revealed that voyage participants experienced increased resilience over the course of the voyage. Study 2 sought to replicate and extend these findings by assessing the extent to which increased resilience was maintained five months following the voyage and was associated with other psychosocial variables (i.e. self-esteem, social effectiveness, self-efficacy, belonging, social support and perceived weather). The findings revealed that increased resilience was maintained five months following the voyage. A regression revealed that the predictors explained 37% of the variance in increased resilience. Increased social effectiveness, self-efficacy and less positive perceptions of the weather were the only variables to make unique contributions. |
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| Keywords: | resilience youth development adventure education self-efficacy self-esteem social effectiveness |
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