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Resilience among Undergraduate Freshmen during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Development of Resource Promotion Program

COVID-19 팬데믹 상황에서 대학신입생의 회복탄력성: 자원 증진 프로그램의 개발

  • Kim, Jae Yoon (Department of Child & Family Studies/Human Life & Innovation Design, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, So Young (Department of Human Environment & Design/Human Life & Innovation Design, Yonsei University) ;
  • Park, Eunyoung (Department of Child & Family Studies/Human Life & Innovation Design, Yonsei University) ;
  • Mana, Mana (Department of Human Environment & Design/Human Life & Innovation Design, Yonsei University) ;
  • Baek, Joon Sang (Department of Human Environment & Design, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kang, Min Ju (Department of Child & Family Studies, Yonsei University)
  • 김재윤 (연세대학교 아동.가족학과/인간생애와 혁신적 디자인 융합전공) ;
  • 이소영 (연세대학교 생활디자인학과/인간생애와 혁신적 디자인 융합전공) ;
  • 박은영 (연세대학교 아동.가족학과/인간생애와 혁신적 디자인 융합전공) ;
  • 마나 (연세대학교 생활디자인학과/인간생애와 혁신적 디자인 융합전공) ;
  • 백준상 (연세대학교 생활디자인학과) ;
  • 강민주 (연세대학교 아동.가족학과)
  • Received : 2022.01.21
  • Accepted : 2022.04.30
  • Published : 2022.05.30
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Abstract

Undergraduate freshmen are currently encountering numerous difficulties in adapting to college life due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, several studies have underlined the need to develop interventions focused on undergraduate students' resilience during this situation. We adopted the service design method in identifying the difficulties faced by undergraduate freshmen during this pandemic, and also developed interventions for raising their resilience. The service design method is a person-centered approach which adopts the user's viewpoint in developing solutions, thereby enabling their requirements to be satisfied. Surveys and in-depth interviews revealed that undergraduate freshmen were experiencing psycho-emotional problems which were derived from schoolwork and college life. This is particularly the case with students who are experiencing greater levels of academic difficulty, and were insufficiently equipped with resources such as stress-coping strategies and social support. Four undergraduate freshmen were recruited online to test the effectiveness of a resource promotion program aimed at enhancing their resilience. This program has proved to be helpful in relieving daily/academic stress and in building relationships among freshmen, regarding which the participants showed a high level of satisfaction. The results were discussed by focusing on psycho-emotional difficulties and resources of college freshmen, as well as the effectiveness of the resource promotion program. Further research is required in order to verify the efficiency of the program and to confirm conclusions.

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