Perceptions Of Resilience An Exploration Into The Impact Of Perceived And Actual Risk

Download or read book Perceptions of Resilience: an Exploration Into the Impact of Perceived and Actual Risk written by Gabrielle Strittmater and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTRODUCTION: Outdoor orientation programs have been identified as helping students develop resilience skills to help them transition from home to college. However, what is not known is how perceived risk and actual risk may impact their resilience skills. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was 1) to identify student perceptions of resilience while experiencing adventure education (AE) and outdoor pursuit (OP) settings, and 2) determine how AE (perceived risk) and OP (actual risk) contribute to participants' perceptions of their own resilience. METHODS: Sixteen first-year college students that were enrolled in an AE and OP orientation program participated in this study. Quantitative data was collected using the Brief Resilience Scale to estimate participants' resilience nightly post AE and OP experiences. A repeated measures analysis of variance (RMANOVA) was used to analyze resilience across time. Qualitative data was collected via interviews and reflections from participants and analyzed through open, axial, and final coding to develop a thematic structure. RESULTS: The RMANOVA approached but was not significant (p=0.13). Qualitative themes are as follows: (1) When perceiving risk, feeling safe promoted self-confidence, (2) social support impacted students' perceptions of resilience, (3) intrinsic motivation promoted growth when facing adversity. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that AE and OP orientation programs have the capacity to build resilience skills regardless of the type of risk.