An Assessment of Resiliency and Life Satisfaction in High School-Aged Students in Belize

Abstract

This study assesses resiliency and life satisfaction of high school youth from Belize. Due to the contrast of geography, culture, and economic characteristics, between Belize and the U.S. many differences were hypothesized to be found. Resiliency and life satisfaction were hypothesized (a) to be lower in the youth from Belize when compared with previous studies of youth conducted in the United States, (b) youth in Belize, who have high resilience, will also have high life satisfaction and (c) youth who has low life satisfaction will also have very little resiliency.

“We Are Young, We Run Free”: Predicting Factors of Life Satisfaction among Young Backpackers

“…Additionally, according to the COR theory, at times of stress people make an effort to protect their SWB via retaining and enhancing their personal resources [20,21]. In line with the results of previous studies among various populations, e.g., [44,[46][47][48]50], our findings indicate that personal resources-specifically, self-esteem and sense of mastery-contributed to increased life satisfaction among the young backpackers. Moreover, our results also show that personal resources contributed to social support and community participation, which functioned as mediating variables that, in turn, also promoted increased life satisfaction.…”

“…Self-esteem refers to the individual's self-image, which is based on self-evaluations about appearance, aspirations, and the ability to cope with challenges [41,42]. Although many studies have shown that selfesteem is positively associated with life satisfaction, e.g., [43][44][45][46], few have examined the association between a sense of mastery and life satisfaction in different populations [47,48] and specifically among adolescents [49,50]. One study conducted among young adults did indicate that proactive coping, a variable that is similar to a sense of mastery, was related to life satisfaction [51].…”

The Investigation of Elite Athletes’ Psychological Resilience

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Pengaruh Media Kotak Huruf untuk Meningkatkan Resiliensi Anak Usia Dini

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