Abstract
This study investigates possible protective factors that contribute to different mental health outcomes based on the resilience portfolio model. Using an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, the study first explores whether certain protective factors namely social support, regulatory strength, meaning making strength, and interpersonal strength would be associated with four distinctive mental health outcomes typologized by high and low levels of subjective well-being and symptomology in the dual-factor model. Then, the study examines how the high subjective well-being and high symptoms group achieve well-being despite clinical symptoms. Among the 311 college students who participated in the research, the high subjective well-being and high symptoms (symptomatic but content) group accounted for the highest proportion (49%), followed by the low subjective well-being and high symptoms (troubled) group (37%), the high subjective well-being and low symptoms (positive mental health) group (11%) and the low subjective well-being and low symptoms (vulnerable) group (3%). The quantitative result shows that the levels of social support, regulatory strength, meaning making strength and interpersonal strength significantly differ across the four outcome groups, revealing that these protective factors matter to determine one’s mental health outcome. The qualitative result shows that students relied on different strengths that contributed to the same outcome. Most importantly, high self-efficacy and goal orientation were found to be common among the symptomatic but content. These findings support clinical approaches that strengthen protective factors and those that enhance cognitions about self-appraisal and goal orientation.
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Kevin Yau, Asian Theological Seminary, Philippines
Lord Joseas C. Conwi, De La Salle University Manila, Philippines
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Conference: ACP2023
Stream: Psychology and Education
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Yau K., & Conwi L. (2023) Exploring Protective Factors of Resilience Among College Students ISSN: 2187-4743 – The Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences 2023 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2187-4743.2023.8
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2187-4743.2023.8
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