Mental Health
Status of resilience and the factors associated with it among secondary school level adolescents of Jaleshwar municipality, Nepal Krishtee Napit* Krishtee Napit Pratap Shrestha Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway Arun R Napit Anil Kumar Singh
Background: Resilience is the ability of an individual to function competently in the face of adversity or stress. Resilient adolescents are likely to enter adulthood with a greater capacity to cope well under challenging circumstances and are less likely to engage in risky behaviors. Adolescent resilience is under-explored in Nepal. This study aimed to measure resilience and the factors associated with adolescents in Nepal.
Methods: Data was obtained from a self-administered questionnaire adapted from the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 for resilience. A total of 508 students of classes 9 to 12 within the Jaleshwar municipality were included. Resilience was divided into three categories: lowest (first quartile), intermediate (second and third quartiles), and highest (fourth quartile). We conducted a multinomial logistic regression analysis to determine factors associated with resilience.
Results: The mean resilience score was 28.27 (SD=6.92) out of 40. The categories of resilience were lowest (33). None of the demographic variables were found significant. The type of school- private compared to public (OR=2.27, 95% CI: 1.23-4.18), good academic performance (OR=3.93, 95% CI: 2.16-7.14), family support (OR=2.60, 95% CI:1.47-4.59), and good peer relation (OR=4.14, 95% CI: 2.25-7.61) were found significant for the highest resilience compared to the lowest resilience. Compared to the lowest resilience, good academic performance (OR=2.14, 95% CI: 1.34-3.41), family support (OR=1.71, 95% CI:1.05-2.79), and peer relation (OR=2.7, 95% CI: 1.68-4.33) were found to be significant for intermediate resilience.
Conclusion: Our study identified that family support, peer relations, types of school, and academic performance are associated with adolescent resilience and should be addressed to enhance resilience for a healthy transition to adulthood.