Date
9-25-2025
Department
School of Education
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Education (PhD)
Chair
Treg Hopkins
Keywords
psychological well-being, gratitude, self-efficacy, cultivation of resilience, positive psychological factors, adversity, adolescent mental health
Disciplines
Education | Educational Psychology
Recommended Citation
Nevard-Blanco, Jennifer, "The Impact of Psychological Well-being, Gratitude, and Self-efficacy on Resiliency in High School Students: A Predictive Correlational Study" (2025). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 7507.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/7507
Abstract
The purpose of this quantitative predictive correlational study was to examine the impact of psychological well-being, gratitude, and self-efficacy on resiliency in high school students in a northeastern state. This study is important because the promotion of positive psychological factors such as gratitude, self-efficacy, and psychological well-being have been identified as predictors of increased resilience, buffering the negative effects of stressors and adverse circumstances. The sample was composed of 110 high school students from a public school in the northeastern part of the United States. Data was collected using four self-report instruments: Ryff's Psychological Well-being 18-item scale, the Gratitude Questionnaire 6-item Form (GQ-6), the Generalized Self-efficacy Scale (GSES), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Data was collected using a digital online survey. The results of the multiple linear regression did find a significant predictive correlation between resilience and psychological well-being, and self-efficacy. The problem is that the literature has not fully investigated the dynamic transactional process of these protective factors in the cultivation of resilience in adolescents. Additional research is needed concerning the prolonged promotion of the contributing factors in developing resilience and the impact of multiple protective psychological components on overcoming adversity, improving mental health, and overall well-being in adolescents.
