Beyond coping: The role of supportive relationships and meaning making in youth well-being.

Autor: Looman WS; University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA., Geiger-Simpson E; University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA., Eull DJ; University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA., Lee J; University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA., Nersesian PV; University of Southern Maine, School of Nursing, Portland, Maine, USA., Bell AN; University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA., Miller AL; University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing [J Nurs Scholarsh] 2023 Nov; Vol. 55 (6), pp. 1189-1203. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 25.
DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12901
Abstrakt: Introduction: The purpose of this study was to identify coping strategies, resources, and strengths that predict well-being in a community-based sample of youth with varying levels of adversity.
Design: Grounded in the resilience portfolio model, we used a mixed methods approach with data from a cross-sectional sample of 231 youth ages 8-17.
Materials and Methods: Data were collected using a survey, participant-generated timeline activity, and brief interview. Measures included assessments of coping and appraisal, resilience resources and assets, and subjective well-being and depression.
Results: Active and passive coping strategies predicted subjective well-being and depression. Controlling for demographics and coping, meaning making strengths and supportive relationships were significant predictors of subjective well-being and lower depression, and decreased the impact of adversity on these outcomes.
Discussion: The results of this study provide support for the resilience portfolio model in a community-based sample of youth, with relationships as predicted for subjective well-being and symptoms of depression. For both outcomes, family relationships held the strongest associations with positive well-being and lower symptoms of depression. Supportive relationships with peers, meaning making strengths, interpersonal strengths, less passive coping, and fewer adverse life events were also associated with better outcomes.
Conclusions: These findings underscore the need to assess youth resources and strengths and to design interventions that target these protective factors for all youth, regardless of exposure to adversity.
Clinical Relevance: A theory-informed understanding of resources and strengths that predict youth well-being is essential to inform strengths-based interventions for pediatric research and practice. The resilience portfolio model is a useful framework for understanding predictors of youth well-being.
(© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Nursing Scholarship published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Sigma Theta Tau International.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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