The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience Through the Eyes of Transition
Term of Award
Spring 2023
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)
Document Type and Release Option
Dissertation (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development
Committee Chair
Juliann Sergi McBrayer
Committee Member 1
Antonio Gutierrez de Blume
Committee Member 2
Pamela Wells
Abstract
This study focuses on the role that Adverse Childhood Experiences play in the lives of today’s college students and how Protective Factors can be integrated and enhanced to increase a student’s level of Resilience. This descriptive, causal-comparative quantitative study looked at participants’ levels of Resilience, what Adverse Childhood Experiences they entered college with, and what role Protective Factors played in mitigating the impacts of those Adverse Childhood Experiences on the levels of Resilience. Results indicated older students scored a higher Resilience score than their younger counterparts. Goal efficacy had the strongest effect on Resilience levels, while planning and goal efficacy explained 36% and 26% of the variability of Resilience, respectively. When discussing the full or partial mediation of the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Resilience, planning and social support both partially mediated the effect. These results indicated the important role Protective Factors play in the success of college students as well as the importance of Resilience as a whole. Implications for practice suggest institutions of higher education should examine how to assist students with increasing levels of Resilience to mitigate the impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences to increase their levels of success while at college. Future research should be conducted on the role of Protective Factors and how they can further mediate the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience.
OCLC Number
1401018876
Catalog Permalink
https://galileo-georgiasouthern.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01GALI_GASOUTH/1r4bu70/alma9916571649902950
Recommended Citation
Dies, Andrew J., "The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience Through the Eyes of Transition" (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2531.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/2531
Research Data and Supplementary Material
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