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Resilience as a positive youth development construct: conceptual bases and implications for curriculum development
1Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. sstakyan@cityu.edu.hk
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
|October 31, 2006
Summary
This study developed a curriculum to boost adolescent resilience by strengthening internal factors like problem-solving and external factors like family/school relationships. The program aims to help students overcome challenges and foster healthy development.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Youth Development Programs
Background:
- Resilience is vital for healthy adolescent development.
- Existing literature and practice wisdom inform the need for targeted resilience interventions.
- Adolescents require support in navigating developmental challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design and implement a curriculum to enhance resilience in Hong Kong secondary students (Sec 1-3).
- To strengthen both internal and external protective factors contributing to resilience.
- To provide a framework for curriculum planning that fosters adolescent resilience.
Main Methods:
- Curriculum development based on literature and practitioner insights.
- Focus on internal protective factors: problem-solving, emotional control, divergent thinking, optimism, and humor.
- Integration of activities to improve external protective factors: family and school relationships.
- Emphasis on developing future-oriented thinking to overcome obstacles.
Main Results:
- The curriculum targets key individual competencies and environmental supports for resilience.
- It aims to foster a future-driven orientation for improved coping mechanisms.
- The intervention is designed to positively impact both personal and structural conditions influencing resilience.
Conclusions:
- The developed curriculum offers a structured approach to building adolescent resilience.
- It provides a service construct and direction for educational planning.
- Enhancing resilience through individual and structural changes is achievable via targeted programs.
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