Chong, Z. Y., Koo, A. C., Rahmat, H., Amir Sharji, E., Lim, K. Y., & Teoh, S. H. (2025). Online interactive resilience programme for final-year university students. Cogent Education, 12(1), Article 2474797. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2474797
Abstract:
“Many students are experiencing various mental health issues and challenges. Resilient
traits are believed to help students overcome mental health challenges and adver-
sities in academic settings. Hence, this research aims to evaluate an interactive resili-
ence programme that was created based on the Technological Pedagogical Content
Knowledge (TPACK) framework. It assessed the impact on the final-year students’
resilience levels and their perceptions of online interactive technologies in fostering
learning resilience. Eighteen final-year students, comprising fourteen female and four
male students from two universities, completed the programme and responded to
the research instruments before and after the programme. The two instruments used
were adapted from Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) and Utrecht Work
Engagement Scale for Students (UWES–9S) for gathering distress levels and three
dimensions of academic resilience quantitatively. Besides, the open feedback was ana-
lysed qualitatively. The results revealed an alarming level of distress among the final-
year students and a moderate level of academic resilience. The programme managed
to lower their distress levels (with p < .05) while significantly improved their academic
resilience traits. These findings highlight the urgent need for resilience-building pro-
grammes tailored to Malaysian undergraduates, which could be scaled to address
mental health challenges across universities nationwide.”