Resilience of School Adolescents in a Socially Vulnerable Situation in the Light of Tidal Model

Abstract

Background and purpose: Adolescents in contexts of social vulnerability experience obstacles in the development of their resilience, which compromises the development of coping/response strategies to daily adversities. This study aimed to understand the resilience process of school adolescents in situations of social vulnerability in the light of Barker's and Buchanan-Barker's Tidal Model.

Methods: This qualitative and exploratory study was carried out at a public school in the city of Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. The sample was composed of 17 adolescents. Data collection was carried out through in-depth narrative interviews. The material was analyzed with the aid of the software Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires, interpreted through the assumptions of Tidal Model.

Results: The dendrogram demonstrated the corpus delimited in five classes named as "Navigation Plan," "Storms," "Ocean of Experiences," "Rescue," and "Safe Harbor."

Conclusions and implications for practice: Through learning from narratives, nurses understand the important resources of a recovery journey and take care "with" adolescents, supporting the development of resilience to face storms by taking the helm of the vessel and resuming their travel.

Keywords: adolescent; health promotion; nursing theory; resilience; social vulnerability.