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Challenges, Coping, and Personal Strengths during COVID-19: Lessons from the Experiences of at-Risk Young Adults in Israel.
- Source :
- Health & Social Care in the Community; 5/22/2024, Vol. 2024, p1-11, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly endangers the development of at-risk young adults across various life domains, with potential enduring consequences. Despite prior reporting on the pandemic's adverse effects on these individuals, there is a lack of the empirical literature regarding their resilience. Building upon the stress process model (Pearlin, 1978), we explored the challenges of 20 at-risk young adults (aged 18–25 years) and the strategies and resources they employed to cope with these challenges during this period. Thematic analysis revealed that these young adults struggled with worsened family relationships, loneliness, mental health issues, and setbacks in their quest for independence and autonomy. However, resources and character strengths that facilitated coping strategies during this period also emerged, specifically the motivation to become a role model within their family, personal abilities, and the use of formal and informal support. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
MENTAL health
AUTONOMY (Psychology)
STATISTICAL sampling
INTERVIEWING
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
FAMILY relations
LONELINESS
THEMATIC analysis
MOTIVATION (Psychology)
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
ROLE models
CONCEPTUAL structures
RESEARCH methodology
SOCIAL support
GROUNDED theory
COVID-19 pandemic
SOCIAL isolation
ADULTS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09660410
- Volume :
- 2024
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health & Social Care in the Community
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177424117
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/6699610