Effectiveness of Resilience Skills Building Training on Resilience of Adolescents: A Pre-Post Experimental Design

The present research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of resilience skill building training for improving resilience in adolescents. Pre-Post-test experimental method was used for measuring the effectiveness of resilience skills building training for improving resiliency, increase in resources and decrease in vulnerability in adolescents. A total of 64 participants were selected through purposive sampling and divided equally into two groups i.e., experimental and wait list control groups. Matched technique based on (age, gender, and grade) was used. The participants were selected from different private schools in Karachi. The experimental group received 12 training sessions twice a week. The waitlist control group was offered training after follow-up. The pre-post-training scores on resilience were measured by using Resiliency Scale for Children and Adolescents (RSCA; Prince-Embury, 2006). The results on ANOVA repeated measure showed that resilience skills building training significantly improved overall resilience in adolescents, as indicated by increased resources and decreased vulnerability, while the results of an independent samples t-test showed that resilience-building training improved overall resilience in adolescents, as indicated by increased resources and decreased vulnerability, between the experimental and wait-list control groups. It can be concluded that resilience-building training is a beneficial strength-based strategy for overcoming obstacles, managing stress, and developing unique traits in adolescents. These programs can help adolescents to overcome setbacks and prepare them for adulthood.