“…This is consistent with the findings reported in a number of other studies (Beka, Daga, Doboro, & Dominiko, 2014;Gross, 2011;Mampane, 2014;Mehrotra & Chaddha, 2013;Ratioran & Phlainoi, 2014;Sanders, 1999;Ungar, 2004). The positively significant correlation between protective factors and resilience could imply that the ability to bounce back in the face of setbacks tends to be high in adolescents who have safe internal and external protective factors.…”