Correlates of Academic Resilience among Secondary School Students in Kiambu County, Kenya
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Date
2017
Authors
Mwangi, Cecilia N
Ireri, Anthony M
Mwaniki, Elizabeth W
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Rivera
Abstract
This study explored how external and internal protective factors combined in predicting
academic resilience among secondary school students in Kiambu County, Kenya. The
study used a descriptive correlational design. The sample comprised of 390 form three
(198 boys; 192 girls) with a mean age of 17 years (SD= 1.31; range 12 - 24 years). A
demographic form and the California Healthy Kids Survey-Module B, 2007 version were
used to collect data. Data were analysed using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation
(PPMC) and multiple linear regression. There was a significant strong positive relationship
between the external and internal protective factors (r (388 = .55, p < .05). In addition,
internal protective factors had a higher positive and significant predictive value on
academic resilience (b = 0.42, p < .05) than external protective factors (b = 0.29, p < .05). The
results indicated that internal and external protective factors jointly explained a significant
amount of variance in students’ academic resilience. A key implication of the findings is
that interventions focusing on enhancing internal protective factors while strengthening
external factors are more likely to have a better impact in promoting students’ academic
resilience
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Keywords
Academic resilience, secondary school students, Kiambu county
Citation
Mwangi, C. N., Ireri, A. M., & Mwaniki, E. W. (2017). Correlates of academic resilience among secondary school students in Kiambu County, Kenya. Interdisciplinary Education and Psychology, 1(1), 4.