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Resilience is the capacity to overcome life adversities in a positive and constructive manner. The transition
from high school to a higher education degree might function as an enhancer of crises and vulnerabilities.
Negative Life Events (NLE) constitute any adverse circumstances against human development, possibly
threatening the individual’s equilibrium. Our aim was to study how negative life events affect the resilience of
higher education students, and to identify certain socio-demographic, family and academic variables, as well
as negative life events they may have endured. A quantitative study based on a descriptive design sampled 382
students from a higher education institute in Portugal. In order to assess the proposed variables, Wagnild and
Young’s Scale of Resilience (1993) which was adapted for the Portuguese population by Carvalho and Pereira
(2012) and the Negative Life Events Inventory (Gonçalves, 2014) was utilised. We found significant
relationships between the capacity for resilience and age, marital status, area of residence, school, and the use
of drugs. Regarding life events, the dimensions “Neglect”, “Separation/Loss” and “Friend Satisfaction” were
found to be strong predictors of resilience capacity. The results obtained show that higher negative life events
indicate a student is better able to be self-sufficient and self-confident and have higher resilience. These
results lead us to propose interventions which may facilitate the students’ ability to overcome their problems.
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Resilience Negative life events Higher education Students
Citation
Gonçalves, A. M., Cabral, L. R., Ferreira, M. C., Martins, M. C., & Duarte, J. C. (2017). Negative life events and resilience in higher education students. The European Journal of Social and Behavioural Sciences EJSBS, 19(2),2381-2392. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/ejsbs.211
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Future Academy