The Relationship Between Personal Resilience and Levels of Alcohol Use Among Rural Adults: A Regression Analysis

Abstract

The research topic is the relationship between resilience and level of alcohol use in rural young adult population. The aim of this study was to investigate three research questions. One, “Do determination, endurance, adaptability, and recuperability predict levels of alcohol use among young adults in rural populations?” Two, “What is the unique ability of determination, endurance, adaptability, and recuperability to predict levels of alcohol use among young adults in rural populations?” And three, “Which variable or combination of variables of determination, endurance, adaptability, and recuperability best predict levels of alcohol use among young adults in rural populations?” This was a quantitative, nonexperimental, correlational research design. Data were collected from 110 volunteers using a convenience sampling strategy. The participants were rural community members who may or may not have had a history of alcohol use. Participants were between the ages of 21 to 35 years representing young adulthood. Data analysis involved multiple regression with four predictor variables including determination, endurance, adaptability, and recuperability. These four variables were used to predict the outcome variable levels of alcohol use. The findings were that a linear combination of the four variables determination, endurance, adaptability, and recuperability were predictive of levels of alcohol use. Although none of the four variables had a unique ability to predict levels of alcohol use, determination was the best predictor of levels of alcohol use. Endurance, adaptability, and recuperability were found to be insignificant predictors of levels of alcohol use. Programs intended to improve resilience to prevent alcohol use disorders or relapse into alcohol use disorders should concentrate on enhancement of determination.