Toward a definition of family resilience: Integrating life-span and family perspectives

Author(s): DeHaan, L.

Journal/Book: Fam Process. 1996; 35: PO Box 460, Vernon, NJ 07462. Family Process Inc. 283-298.

Abstract: Family resilience is a relatively new construct that describes how families adapt to stress and bounce back from adversity. Literature pertaining to resilience as a family-level variable is reviewed. An overview of the developmental psychopathology literature dealing with individual resilience is also presented. Implications for extending the study of family resilience drawn from research on. Individual resilience are discussed and a definition of family resilience is proposed.

Note: Article Hawley DR, N Dakota State Univ, Coll Human Dev & Educ, Dept Child Dev & Family Sci, 283 EML, Fargo,ND 58105 USA

Keyword(s): CHILDREN; CHILDHOOD; RISK; VULNERABILITY; BEHAVIOR; STRESS

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