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WHAT IS RESILIENCE?
Psychological resilience is the ability to bounce back from negative events. Need for a study among street boys of Nairobi: when they get back to mainstream education why do they perform consistently better than their younger ‘normal’ counterparts?
Three Categories of Protective Factors (Garmezy, 1983):
Dispositional attributes of the child: children themselves were easy to relate to, felt good about themselves, believed they were in control of their lives, and were self-reliant.
Family cohesion and warmth: a child experienced a warm relationship with at least one adult family member, the family felt close, and order and organization were in evidence.
Use of external support systems by parents and children, in the neighbourhood or elsewhere in the community.
Broadening and Building Theory in relation to Resilience:
When we focus on positivity, we have energy to creatively explore..
Broadening: As we explore, we acquire more resources (human, social, psychological, material).
Building: These […]