Abstract:
Little is known about resilience responses to COVID-19 stressors from emerging adults in minority world
contexts. In this cross-sectional study, we explored the association between self-reported COVID-19
stressors and capacity for resilience in 351 emerging adults (Meanage = 24.45, SD = 2.57; 68% female) who
self-identified as Black African. We were interested in whether age, gender and neighbourhood quality
influenced this association. The main findings were that higher pandemic stress was associated with a greater
capacity for resilience. Older participants showed higher levels of resilience, while there was no gender
difference in this regard. Those who perceived their neighbourhoods as being of a good quality also showed
greater capacity for resilience, despite all participants residing in disadvantaged communities. The theoretical
and practical implications of these results are considered.
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data. These files are available in the Figshare repository
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