Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the resilience of adolescents participants and non-participants of social projects for sports relating it to their sociodemographic profile. Cross-section Study, comparative and analytical, covered 134 adolescents, from ages 12 to 17, residing in a social zone of high vulnerability in a Northeastern Brazilian city. The data collected was obtained through structured interviews and a questionnaire/resilience scale, developed by Wagnild and Young (1993). The descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was used, especially the Student 'T' Test for the independent samples and the chi-square test. In both cases, the statistical significance level adopted was p < 0.05. The overall mean resilience was 110.6 (±15.9) and the participants in social projects demonstrated better resilience (p = 0.063), with a predominance of male gender, age group 15 to 17 years old, without health problems, parents (father/mother) self-employed, retired, pensioner or unemployed with income less than 1 minimum wage, without alcohol/cigarette and other drugs. The participants of the social projects presented a better level of resilience, even though there were several unfavorable situations and many risks presented as well.
Highlights
The research that addresses social vulnerability in children and adolescents, under serious and profound exposures to situations of personal risk, have demonstrated the interest of contact among researchers with the populations that live in this context of social and economic inequality
A frequent aspect that permeates the daily lives of children and adolescents in situations of risk and vulnerability are the various forms of rights violation: child labor, negligence, sexual abuse and exploitation, domestic violence, among other deleterious risk factors for the individual’s development
The children and adolescent participants in Social Projects for Sport demonstrate more satisfactory behavior, greater capacity for interpersonal relationships, better physical conditions, better school performance and better life quality compared to children and adolescents who do not participate in complementary actions in the Educational sport area[2,3,4,13,14,15]. Into this perspective to investigate the impact caused by sports activities in adolescents, the aim of this study was to evaluate the resilience of adolescents participants and non-participants of social projects for sports relating it to their sociodemographic profile
Summary
The research that addresses social vulnerability in children and adolescents, under serious and profound exposures to situations of personal risk, have demonstrated the interest of contact among researchers with the populations that live in this context of social and economic inequality. A frequent aspect that permeates the daily lives of children and adolescents in situations of risk and vulnerability are the various forms of rights violation: child labor, negligence, sexual abuse and exploitation, domestic violence, among other deleterious risk factors for the individual’s development. How do those subjects overcome these obstacles and become adults with no biopsychosocial prejudice? Three different types of protection factors are defined: individual (positive self-esteem, ability to solve problems, intelligence, self-control); family (transmitted by family members through a positive bond with caregivers); and environmental support (promoted by significant others that assume the role of safe reference to the child)[10,11]
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