Resilience theory, although it has been evolving over the past 70-80 years, has enjoyed a
renaissance in the past two or three decades. What started as an enquiry into the childhood …

This article reviews the evolution of the conceptualization of resilience and similar
psychological constructs and argues that current measures of resilience are not gender …

Thriving may be defined as the joint experience of vitality and learning. It is a marker of
individual growth and forward progress. As a result, thriving can serve as a kind of internal …

This study examines perceptions of illness-related positive of change or stress-related
growth among a sample of African American, Puerto Rican, and non-Hispanic White women …

Predictions generated by cognitive adaptation theory and conservation of resources theory
were tested with regard to positive and negative changes associated with HIV infection in an …

Sage Reference - Handbook for Working with Children and Youth: Pathways to Resilience
across Cultures and Contexts - The International Resilience Project: A Mixed-Methods …

Psychological literature on trauma usually focuses on pathology that results from trauma and
pays little attention to positive out-comes. This article presents a phenomenological inquiry …

This book addresses the multifaceted nature of trauma by bringing together the many
theoretical perspectives that explain how people cope with traumatic life experiences …

Although social stressors have successfully predicted depressive symptomatology in a
number of populations, few studies have examined the relevance of stressors for Mexican …

Moving more deeply into the 21st century and acknowledging the ongoing patterned needs
of children, there continues to be broadly voiced sentiments about the importance of all …