The Resilience Enhancement Programme for Students (REP-S) (REP-S): evaluating an online intervention for boosting resilience in students

The Resilience Enhancement Programme for Students (REP-S) is a workshop-based intervention designed to boost resilience in students. The current study involved an empirical evaluation of an online version of the REP-S via a pre-post one-group quantitative design over one month and a post-intervention qualitative element. 56 students from the University of Greenwich qualified for inclusion in the study. Results indicated that perceived stress and trait neuroticism decreased over the month of the study, while resilience increased. Engagement with the intervention also predicted a reduction in neuroticism. Students reported experiencing a complex range of difficulties over the duration of the pandemic, and 80% of participants found the workshop to be effective in addressing these problems. Overall, participants found many more positives than negatives in the online delivery of the workshop. If rolled out on a wider basis, the REP-S has the potential to improve wellbeing and mental health across the higher education sector