scholarly journals From Resilience to Wellbeing at School among Romanian Students - Examining the Role of Social-Economic Status

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Elena Cocoradă ◽  
Anca Daniela Fărcaş ◽  
Ioana Emanuela Orzea
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Indicators ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Good Learning

Well-being in school is a dimension for overall life satisfaction and quality of life and more important for adolescents who are in a critical period of development and exposed to a variety of risk factors. This paper uses a quantitative approach and aims to analyze the relationship between resilience and well-being at school, focused on the role of socioeconomic status. The results show that students highly motivated and with good learning outcomes come from favored families. These students tend to be more resilient, have a positive orientation towards the future, a better well-being expressed by positive indicators than those students belonging to medium or low-income families. But socio-economically favored students are less satisfied with school than underprivileged students. Achievement motivation is an important predictor of well-being at school, both in middle and high schools. In high school students’ sample, well-being (positive indicators) significantly explains satisfaction with school. In middle school students’ sample, satisfaction with school is explained directly by resilience and, indirectly, through well-being expressed by negative indicators. Age-differentiated interventions that generate a supportive environment must be implemented for all: for students with low socio-economic status because they are less resilient and with lower overall well-being, but also for socio-economically favored students, because they are less satisfied with school.

scholarly journals The Role of a Mentorship Program on the Relationship between Neglect and Depression among Adolescents in Low-Income Families

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7010
Author(s):  
Jaewon Lee ◽  
Jennifer Allen ◽  
Hyejung Lim ◽  
Gyuhyun Choi ◽  
Jiyu Jung
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Bootstrap Method ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mentorship Program ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the moderating effect of a mentorship program on the relationship between parental neglect and depression among adolescents from low-income households since COVID-19. A total of 264 participants from all provinces in South Korea were registered for a mentorship program provided by the Korea Development Bank [KDB] Foundation, which is a charitable and non-profit organization. Two-hundred fifty-five middle and high school students from low-income families were included in the final sample. The mentorship program was provided to students based on mentors’ advice and feedback. A bootstrap method using the PROCESS macro 3.4 for SPSS was utilized to examine the moderating effect of satisfaction with the mentorship program. Neglect was positively related to depression among low-income students. Satisfaction with the mentorship program moderated the relationship between low-income students’ neglect and depression. Visits from social workers or other advocates or volunteers to low-income families with children may be helpful to address depression among low-income students. High quality mentorship programs should be provided to more low-income students for their mental health, funded particularly in the context of corporate social responsibility. Particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, financial contributions by corporations would be valuable to reconstruct the damage to quality of life and psychological well-being among low-income adolescents.

Fostering Positive Youth Development through Work-Based Learning: The Cristo Rey Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 116 (13) ◽  
pp. 232-252
Author(s):  
Janine Bempechat ◽  
Maureen E. Kenny ◽  
David L. Blustein ◽  
Joanne R. Seltzer
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Low Income ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Adult Role ◽  
Cristo Rey

This chapter presents findings of a three-year longitudinal study of academic motivation and school engagement among low-income high school students enrolled in a corporate work–study program. Our findings demonstrate ways in which the workplace functioned for students as a conduit of emotional resources, offering instrumental support from caring and competent adults, knowledge about the connection between work and school, and an opportunity to occupy the essential adult role of worker.

Characteristics of resilient youths living in poverty: The role of self-regulatory processes

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN C. BUCKNER ◽  
ENRICO MEZZACAPPA ◽  
WILLIAM R. BEARDSLEE
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Preventive Intervention ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Regulatory Processes ◽  
Monitoring Study ◽  
Low Income Families

As part of a larger investigation of very low income families, this study examined the characteristics that differentiated resilient from nonresilient school-age youths, with a focus on self-regulation (e.g., executive function, emotion regulation) skills. Resilience was operationally defined in a robust and comprehensive manner using well-established instruments that measured children's emotional well-being and mental health. Controlling for other explanatory variables, including differences in the experience of negative life events and chronic strains, resilient youths were notably different from nonresilient youths in terms of having greater self-regulatory skills and self-esteem, as well as in receiving more active parental monitoring. Study findings are discussed with regard to the theoretical framework of self-regulation and their implications for preventive intervention.

scholarly journals Academic Resilience and Engagement in High School Students: The Mediating Role of Perceived Teacher Emotional Support

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 334-344
Author(s):  
Luciano Romano ◽  
Giacomo Angelini ◽  
Piermarco Consiglio ◽  
Caterina Fiorilli
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
School Context ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Academic Resilience ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mediating Role

Academic resilience is the ability to overcome setbacks and chronic difficulties in the academic context. Previous studies have found that resilient students tend to be more engaged in school than their counterparts. Nevertheless, it seems worth deepening the role of contextual factors, such as teacher emotional support and how students perceive it, as it could contribute to foster the abovementioned relationship. The present study aimed to examine the links between academic resilience, perceived teacher emotional support, and school engagement. Moreover, the mediating role of perceived teacher emotional support was investigated. A sample of 205 Italian high school students (58.5% female), aged 14–19 years (M = 16.15, SD = 1.59), completed self-report questionnaires on academic resilience, perceived teacher emotional support, and school engagement. A structural equation model (SEM) was used to test the mediation hypothesis. The results showed that academic resilience was associated with perceived teacher emotional support, and both of them were related to school engagement. Furthermore, perceived teacher emotional support partially mediated the relationship between academic resilience and school engagement. Findings were discussed by underlining the importance of fostering personal and contextual resources in the school context to promote students’ well-being.

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