Peer Review

8 Things Resilient People Do

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Reviewed:: Jul 8, 2022 by Psychology

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Overview:

8 Things Resilient People Do is a brief (4:36), animated YouTube video from Psych2Go's YouTube channel. The video succinctly presents and describes eight (8) behaviors that are associated with resilience. It defines resilience as follows: "Resilience means not letting life knock you off your feet when things get tough. Being resilient is one of the best things we can practice in our daily lives."

NOTE: Psych2Go is dedicated to "mak[ing] psychology more accessible to everybody" and describes its mission as "saving lives by building communities around mental health and psychology animated content.” At the time of this review, Psych2Go had over 8.6 million subscribers.

Type of Material:

Animated YouTube presentation

Recommended Uses:

The video can be attached to a course website and assigned for out-of-class viewing with subsequent in-class discussion. Its brevity also lends it to in-class viewing. For example, it can be used as an assignment where students evaluate different coping skills as assisting or not with resilience and how these suggestions fit with the literature. This could be shown in class and include similar discussions.

Technical Requirements:

The video can be accessed using any major Internet browser (e.g., Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox) or online YouTube viewer.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Learners will be able to name and describe eight (8) behaviors associated with resilience, including what resilient people do and the importance of resilience

Target Student Population:

High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

None.

Content Quality

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Strengths:

This less-than-5-minute video defines resilience and describes things resilient people do: flexibility and open-minded to new ideas, patience and kindness, generally optimistic, live in the present, value and build good relationships, know and consider your limits, know how to handle rejection, and you like spending time alone.

Key features:

The content is accurate and contemporary.
The behavioral specificity helps learners/students operationalize the concept "resilience"--i.e., how does it figure into every day life?
The topic is especially relevant and meaningful given that the worldwide pandemic has upended the lives of many.

Concerns:

None.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

Stress and depression are very high in college students. High school students do not have healthy coping skills. The video may help these groups reflect on how they can be more resilient.

Key features:

The video has a very well-defined and finite learning goal--i.e., it presents eight (8) resilience-related behaviors.
The behaviors -- such as staying open-minded and building good relationships -- are presented in a way that is relatable and easy to understand.

Concerns:

Instructors who use the video in class will want to embed it within a broader context that includes the importance of studying (and practicing) resilience along with background reading that connects resilience to psychology research.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:: This is a well-produced video with professionally presented graphics and excellent closed captioning.
Concerns:: None.

Other Issues and Comments:

From Psych2Go, this video is a nice addition to a classroom discussion of resilience that would be particularly appropriate for classes in General Psychology.

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