Abstract
Analysis of social networks may be a useful tool for understanding the relationship between resilience and engagement, and this could be applied to educational methodologies, not only to improve academic performance, but also to create emotionally sustainable networks. This descriptive study was carried out on 134 university students. We collected the network structural variables, degree of resilience (CD-RISC 10), and engagement (UWES-S). The computer programs used were excel, UCINET for network analysis, and SPSS for statistical analysis. The analysis revealed results of means of 28.61 for resilience, 2.98 for absorption, 4.82 for dedication, and 3.13 for vigour. The students had two preferred places for sharing information: the classroom and WhatsApp. The greater the value for engagement, the greater the degree of centrality in the friendship network among students who are beginning their university studies. This relationship becomes reversed as the students move to later academic years. In terms of resilience, the highest values correspond to greater centrality in the friendship networks. The variables of engagement and resilience influenced the university students’ support networks.
Highlights
Resilience is an individual’s capacity to respond to stress in a healthy manner, such that he or she can achieve goals at the lowest physical and psychological cost
At all times we considered the anonymity of the subjects who were part of the study, and so the names of the actors shown in the graphs are different and fictitious
We have managed to fulfil the objectives outlined in this study
Summary
Resilience is an individual’s capacity to respond to stress in a healthy manner, such that he or she can achieve goals at the lowest physical and psychological cost. It is considered a key skill [1,2] because of its direct relationship with students’ mental health, psychological well-being, commitment, achievement, quality of attention [3], self-efficacy, and creativity [4]. Engagement is a work-related, positive or satisfactory, persistent cognitive affective state It is composed of three basic dimensions: vigour (tenacity, effort), dedication (enthusiasm, inspiration, pride, defiance), and absorption (concentration) [2,5]. A variety of investigations have focused on directly linking students’ resilience and engagement [10,11,12,13,14,15], and they conclude that more resilient students exhibit higher scores in engagement, and as a result, in academic achievement
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