perception of resilience of racc college students
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Perception of Resilience of RACC College Students
Raffaela Gualtieri
WHAT IS RESILIENCE?
PURPOSE
• The purpose of this study is to explore how students cope with stress, and
how this ties in with their overall level of resilience.
METHOD
• There were twenty-six research participants
from Reading Area Community College.
• Participants answered demographic
questions: gender, age, & ethnicity.
• Survey was completed through SurveyMonkey
and participants signed a consent form.
• There were a total of six questions.
• Questioning format: Likert Scale
• Data was analyzed using a t-test.
I handle stress well.
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
I use a variety of healthy coping skills.
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
I have a positive mindset.
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Impact of Ethnicity
Correlation Coeff, r: 0.04125
Critical r: ±0.38824
P-Value (two-tailed): 0.84143
Ethnicity & Perception of Stress
Correlation Coeff, r: -0.21637
Critical r: ±0.38824
P-Value (two-tailed): 0.28840
Ethnicity & Healthy Coping Skills
Correlation Coeff, r: 0.15081
Critical r: ±0.38824
P-Value (two-tailed): 0.46211
Ethnicity & Positive Mindset
Impact of Age
Correlation Coeff, r: 0.13479
Critical r: ±0.38824
P-Value (two-tailed): 0.51150
Age & Perception of Stress
Correlation Coeff, r: 0.25761
Critical r: ±0.38824
P-Value (two-tailed): 0.20390
Age & Healthy Coping Skills
Correlation Coeff, r: 0.40071
Critical r: ±0.38824
P-Value (two-tailed): 0.04250
Age & Positive Mindset
Impact of Gender
Correlation Coeff, r: 0.26853
Critical r: ±0.38824
P-Value (two-tailed): 0.18470
Gender & Perception of Stress
Correlation Coeff, r: -0.17623
Critical r: ±0.38824
P-Value (two-tailed): 0.38915
Gender & Healthy Coping Skills
Correlation Coeff, r: 0.35679
Critical r: ±0.38824
P-Value (two-tailed): 0.07358
Gender & Positive Mindset
Implications
• Encourage stress management skills
• Teach/Use positive coping skills
• Applicable in clinical settings
Limitations
• Lack of gender diversity
• Participants were trusted to be honest in their responses.
• Trusted to properly follow directions that were given with
the survey.
Future
Research
• Explore if gender roles and expectations
affect having a positive mindset.
• Explore if age affects having a positive
mindset.
• See if stress management skills and healthy
coping skills can be taught to younger ages.
• And if this influences strength and development
of individual’s resilience.
Relevance
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