Resilience definitions, theory, and challenges: interdisciplinary perspectives
Steven M. Southwick · George A. Bonanno · Ann S. Masten · Catherine Panter-Brick · Rachel Yehuda
European Journal of Psychotraumatology · 2014
What the research tells us
A multidisciplinary discussion presents resilience as functioning and adaptation over time in the context of adversity. It highlights influences at individual, family, community and cultural levels.
Scope & interpretation
Definitions vary across disciplines and levels of analysis. Interpreting adaptation requires considering demands and resources in individual, family, community and cultural contexts.
Study at a glance
- POPULATION & SAMPLE
- Expert perspectives from psychology, psychiatry, developmental science and social context research; not a single empirical sample.
- EXPOSURE / INTERVENTION / SUBJECT
- Definitions, determinants, technologies and possible ways to support resilience.
- OUTCOMES
- Adaptive functioning after adversity across biological, psychological and social contexts.
- TIME FRAME
- Discussion informed by a 2013 scientific meeting, published in 2014; time horizons vary by context.
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Publication text: definitions, multilevel context, discussion and funding/interest declarations.
- Study funding
- George Bonanno’s work was supported by NIMH grant R01MH091034.
- Competing interests
- The authors declared no conflict of interest.
Project support
Founded and supported by Resilio.
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