THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM TO ENHANCE THE RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS IN COMMUNITIES OF CHATUCHAK DISTRICT

Abstract

This study aimed to: 1) Examine the level of resilience among adolescents in communities in Chatuchak District; 2) Develop a resilience enhancement program for adolescents; and 3) Evaluate the effectiveness of the developed program. An explanatory sequential mixed methods design was employed. The participants were adolescents aged 14-18 years and were divided into two samples: 406 adolescents participated in the assessment of resilience, while 20 adolescents participated in the program evaluation. The latter were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n = 10) or a control group (n = 10). The research instruments consisted of a Resilience Scale, an interview protocol, and an online group-based resilience enhancement program. The content validity of the instruments, as assessed using the Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC), ranged from 0.66 to 1.00. The item-total correlation coefficients across the dimensions of the Resilience Scale ranged from 0.31 to 0.61, and the overall reliability coefficient was 0.92. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and t-tests. The findings revealed that: 1) The adolescents demonstrated a moderate level of overall resilience (  = 3.93, S.D. = 0.53). Among the three dimensions, inner strengths had the highest mean score (  = 4.04, S.D. = 0.56), followed by problem-solving skills and social competence (  = 3.88, S.D. = 0.60) and external support resources (  = 3.86, S.D. = 0.68); 2) The developed program consisted of 10 activities structured around three core components; and 3) Following participation in the program, the experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant increase in resilience from pretest (  = 4.13) to posttest (  = 4.44) at the .05 significance level. These findings indicate that the program was effective in enhancing resilience and has the potential to promote psychological well-being among adolescents. The program may be adapted and implemented with adolescents in similar contexts. Future studies should incorporate long-term follow-up assessments to examine the sustainability of the program effects.