International Journal of Home Science
2017, VOL. 3 ISSUE 3, PART B
Influence of intervention program to foster academic resilience among adolescents
Author(s): Rohinie Raj JJ and Dr. AHM Vijayalaxmi
Abstract:
Academic Resilience is the inner strength of an adolescent to deal effectively with their academic setbacks despite daily academic challenges. It is a unique strength of an adolescent to be organised and focused towards their goals despite stress, academic pressure and daily life adversity. Although there is a large body of research focusing on general or life resilience, there has been little research into the issue of academic resilience Therefore the present study was taken up to assess the influence of an intervention program to nurture academic resilience skills of selected adolescents. A total of 50 adolescents in the age group of 13-16 years were identified for the experimental study. Self structured Academic Resilience Scale: Subset of Adolescent Resilience Scale 2017 was administered to assess the Academic resilience skills. The respondents were exposed to an intervention programme for a period of six months to nurture Academic Resilience skills. The study concluded that, intervention programme was very effective in enhancing the Academic Resilience skills among adolescents.
How to cite this article:
Rohinie Raj JJ, Dr. AHM Vijayalaxmi. Influence of intervention program to foster academic resilience among adolescents. Int J Home Sci 2017;3(3):86-89.