Keys to Survival: Highlights in Resilience Research.

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Title: Keys to Survival: Highlights in Resilience Research.
Language: English
Authors: Burger, Joseph V.
Source: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems. Sum 1994 3(2):6-10.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 1994
Document Type: Information Analyses
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Development, Children, Competence, Individual Power, Locus of Control, Personal Autonomy, Personality Traits, Well Being
ISSN: 1064-7023
Abstract: Presents key themes from expanding literature on resilience, drawing from both psychological research and narratives of survivors. Focuses on Kauai study, landmark 30-year longitudinal study on resilience in 698 infants. Also examines survivors of child abuse, distinguishes between unhealthy and healthy resilience, discusses issues of separation and loss, and notes the self-righting potential of children. (NB)
Entry Date: 1995
Accession Number: EJ492578
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Presents key themes from expanding literature on resilience, drawing from both psychological research and narratives of survivors. Focuses on Kauai study, landmark 30-year longitudinal study on resilience in 698 infants. Also examines survivors of child abuse, distinguishes between unhealthy and healthy resilience, discusses issues of separation and loss, and notes the self-righting potential of children. (NB)
ISSN:1064-7023