Faires, Alyson and Riding-Malon, Ruth and Tsai, Pei-Chun and Aspelmeier, Jeffery The Impact of Poly-Strengths Following Adversity: Assessing Resilience Portfolios of College Students. 2021. Radford University, Dissertation. Radford University Scholars' Repository.
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Abstract
College students experience high levels of stress and are increasingly reporting more severe psychological symptoms. Additionally, college students report exposure to adverse events that have the potential to impact their well-being. Research has focused on determining what protective factors are related to resilience following exposure to adversity. Little is known, however, regarding the role that the combination of strengths (poly-strengths) plays in resilience. Additionally, many studies focus on the reduction of negative outcomes rather than the presence of positive ones. The current study sought to examine the impact that poly-strengths have on measures of well-being following adversity among college students. It was hypothesized that the presence of poly-strengths would be correlated with increased levels of well-being, that poly-strengths would be able to predict variance in measures of well-being above and beyond that contributed by adversity and the individual strength measures, and that poly-strengths would moderate the relationship between adversity and well-being. Results from this study indicated that the presence of poly-strengths was correlated with increased levels of well-being. The results also indicated the poly-strengths is not a better predictor for well-being outcomes than individual strength measures, though poly-strengths does add variance above and beyond what is contributed by experience of adversity. Lastly, moderation analyses suggested that poly-strengths does not moderate the relationship between experience of adversity and well-being. The implications of these findings, limitations of this study, and future directions are discussed. Key terms: resilience, college students, poly-strengths, well-being, adversity, pandemic
| Item Type: | Dissertation |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Radford University > College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences > Department of Psychology |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2021 01:37 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2023 17:01 |
| URI: | http://wagner.radford.edu/id/eprint/730 |
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