Resilience in adolescent schoolchildren in a public school in Lima; [Resiliencia en adolescentes escolares de una institución educativa pública de Lima]

Abstract

This study evaluates resilience in adolescents by addressing different key factors for relevance in their school environment, which is why the objective of the research is to determine resilience in adolescent schoolchildren from a public educational institution in Lima. It is a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional and non-experimental study; conformed by a population of 495 participants who filled out a survey of sociodemographic data and the Connor and Davidson resilience scale. In their results, 45,5 % (n=225) of the schoolchildren had high resilience, 46,1 % (n=228) medium resilience and 8,5 % (n=42) low resilience. In conclusion, it is advisable to formulate different strategies that allow the implementation of development programs on socioemotional skills in adolescents. © 2024, Editorial Salud, Ciencia y Tecnologia. All rights reserved.