Effectiveness of an intervention strategy to strengthen postpandemic resilience in Peruvian high school students

The period of confinement during the SARS-COV-19 pandemic significantly affected the school population, limiting their social interaction and compromising their mental health. This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of using comic books as an intervention strategy to develop resilience in secondary school students post -pandemic. A total of 134 students were included, and the adapted Wagnild and Young scale was used. In individuals with a mean age of 12.58 years (SD= 0.497), an independent samples t -test was conducted to compare intragroup differences (GE, GC) and Cohen's d was used to measure effect size. The findings indicated significant differences in all dimensions of the resilience test, favoring the experimental group (Resilience: t=20.085, p=000; Personal satisfaction: t=12). 677, p=000; Equanimity: t=9.008, p=000; Feeling good in solitude: t=10.774, p=000; Self-assurance: t=12.972, p=000; Perseverance: t=11.427, p=000). As a result, the experimental group's overall performance was significantly enhanced compared to the control group, with very large effect sizes (d=1.8413.293). Comics have been found to be highly effective intervention strategy for enhancing resilience in secondary education students during the post-COVID-19 period. The results demonstrate a significant efficacy in this approach.