Resilience among Tunisian adolescents during the COVID19 pandemic: about 326 cases
K. Mayssa, B. Jaweher, K. Ali, K. Khaoula, B. T. Donia, H. Imen, A. Hela, M. Yousr

TL;DR
This study explores resilience among Tunisian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies factors that influence their ability to cope.
Contribution
The study identifies specific individual, relational, and contextual factors affecting resilience in Tunisian adolescents during the pandemic.
Findings
Adolescents who lost a family member to COVID-19 showed lower resilience scores.
Moderate to low socioeconomic status was linked to reduced contextual resilience.
Maintaining leisure activities during the pandemic was associated with higher personal resilience.
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused psychological distress in all the communities and through all ages. Some people seemed to be less affected and to be resilient because of a dynamic interaction between individual, relational and environmental factors. We aim on this present study to evaluate the resilience and factors associated with it among a representative sample of Tunisian adolescents during the COVID19 pandemic. We conducted a cross sectional, descriptive and analytic study among Tunisian adolescents enrolled in secondary schools, in the Hamma region of the city of Gabes during the period extending from 5 March to 26 May 2021. Students were asked to complete a pre-established questionnaire, which contains questions about socio demographic features, medical history and knowledge about the pandemic of covid-19. The Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) was used to evaluate…
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Taxonomy
TopicsResilience and Mental Health · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Disaster Response and Management
