Resilience in children and adolescents

Rethinking Risk and Resilience in Childhood and Child Maltreatment

“…There has been a shift of interest from risk (usually understood as adverse risk) towards resilience. Early studies in the literature focused on risk factors, while latterly the growth of studies on resilience is evident (Black et al 2001a;Luthar 2006;Masten et al 2011;Rutter 2007). This has been allied to more positive conceptions of children and their wellbeing, where advantages and strengths associated with the child, their life and circumstances receive more emphasis, rather than negative aspects (Daniel, 2010;Newman, 2002).…”

A comparison of youth resilience across seven South African sites

“…The family has increasingly been recognized as a vital source of resilience for individuals, particularly children and youth (Walsh 2007). Attachment theory has been helpful in explaining the ways healthy and supportive parent-child relationships strengthen children, enabling them to more successfully negotiate the challenges and vulnerabilities of life (Masten et al 2011). Even among children growing up with highrisk factors and in highly deprived contexts, a stable and caring relationship with a caregiver in the early years of life has been shown to be significantly protective across the lifespan (Werner 2013).…”

Parental resilience: A neglected construct in resilience research

“…Social connectedness in adulthood has been posited as a mature form of attachment, with close relationships theorised to play a protective role in times of crises (Masten et al, 2011). The ability to access and receive emotional and practical support from family and friends is integral to quality parenting (Armstrong et al, 2005;Hess et al, 2002), and is also important to family functioning (Armstrong et al, 2005;Denny, Gavidia-Payne, Davis, Francis, & Jackson, 2014) and resilience among children and adolescents (Hendry & Reid, 2000).…”

“…Resilience, conceptualised as positive biopsychosocial adaptation in the face of significant adversity, has proven to be a useful theoretical context for understanding a broad array of variables predicting long-term health and well-being (Masten, Monn, & Supkoff, 2011). While resilience research has focused almost exclusively on children's well-being, and family resilience to an extent, less attention has been paid to the resilience of parents (Gardner & Harmon, 2002;Hill, Stafford, Seamen, Ross, & Daniel, 2007;Kalil, Toman, Rosen, & Gruber, 2003).…”