Building Personal Resilience following an Online Resilience Training Program for BScN Students. (August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stoliker, Bryce E.; Vaughan, Adam D.; Collins, John; Black, Meridy; Anderson, Gregory S.
• Is Part Of: Western journal of nursing research. Volume 44:Number 8(2022)
• Page Start: 755
• Page End: 764
• Publication Date: 2022-08
• Subjects: nursing students -- resilience -- resilience training -- coping -- mental health; Nursing -- Research -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Research -- West (U.S.) -- Periodicals; Nursing -- West (U.S.) -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing Research -- Periodicals; Soins infirmiers -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Soins infirmiers -- Périodiques; Soins infirmiers -- Recherche -- États-Unis (Ouest) -- Périodiques; Soins infirmiers -- États-Unis (Ouest) -- Périodiques; Soins infirmiers; Recherche; États-Unis (Ouest); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 610.730702
• DOI: 10.1177/01939459211017240
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0193-9459

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a self-paced online resilience training program on promoting personal resilience and positive coping styles, while reducing the severity of anxiety- and depression-related symptoms, in a sample of BScN students ( N = 70) studying to become registered nurses. Using a repeated-measures research design, results indicate that scores on the measure of personal resilience significantly improved from baseline to post-training follow-up assessment. While scores on measures of positive coping and anxiety/depression shifted in the expected direction, these findings were not statistically significant. This study presents evidence to suggest that a self-paced online resilience training program may be an effective strategy for promoting personal resilience among nursing students.