Resilience to COVID-19 Challenges: Lessons for School Psychologists Serving School-Attending Black South African Youth Aged 10 to 19 Years Old

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  • Author(s): Pillay, Jace (ORCID Pillay, Jace (ORCID 0000-0002-9432-6014)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    School Psychology International. Apr 2023 44(2):172-189.
  • Publication Date:
    2023
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      18
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Education
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Resilience (Psychology); Blacks; School Psychologists; Mental Health; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Religious Factors; Cultural Influences; Program Design; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Institutional Characteristics; School Psychology
    • Subject Terms:
      South Africa
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/01430343221135872
    • ISSN:
      0143-0343
      1461-7374
    • Abstract:
      Several studies have highlighted the mental health challenges of children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period, especially, in relation to an escalation of depression, anxiety, and stress. Whilst this may be the reality, it is unfortunate that most of the studies adopt a psychopathological point of departure often portraying doom and gloom. Adopting a social ecological resilience perspective the author focuses on the resilience of school-attending black South African youth during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The Child and Youth Resilience Measurement (CYRM-28) was completed by 4165 respondents in grades 4 to 12 (females = 2431, 58.4%; males = 1734, 41.6%) from the Gauteng, Mpumalanga and North-West provinces in South Africa. The findings indicate that school psychologists must consider gender, age and school levels when they design school-based resilience programmes for black South African children. Particular emphasis should be placed on contextual resilience highlighting spiritual, religious, cultural and educational factors. A major lesson for school psychologists is to ensure that school-based resiliency programmes adopt a whole school approach that includes children, their families and local communities for the successful promotion of resilience during adverse situations as postulated by the social ecological resilience model.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1369563