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Resilience amongst Older Colombians Living in Poverty: an Ecological Approach

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Bennett, Kate M., Reyes-Rodriguez, Maria F., Altamar, Paula, Soulsby, Laura K.·2016·Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
DOI 10.1007/s10823-016-9303-3PMC PMC5110598
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Older Colombians face significant adversities: poverty, violence and displacement. However, there is evidence that Latinos are often resilient. We examine resilience in older Colombians living in poverty using an ecological framework that identifies three levels: individual; community; and societal. In this paper we examine data from 16 semi-structured interviews with older Colombians that explore resilience within the context of poverty. We analyze our data using three stages: (1) modified grounded theory; (2) assignment of resilience status; (3) identification of components of the ecological framework which contribute to resilience in these participants. The most striking feature is that some participants are able to adapt to their situation, demonstrating resilience, whilst others are not. Individual characteristics such as psychological and material resources contribute to resilience. At the community level, family, social support, participation and cohesion promote resilience. Finally, at the societal level, social and welfare services, finance, religion and social policy, are important factors. These different levels of resilience are co-dependent, and we illustrate how this is so. We suggest that older Colombians living in poverty often demonstrate resilience, but that more can be done to enhance their lives. This includes interventions at the individual and community levels alongside changes in social policy.

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  • The ecological model of resilience has been used in contexts such as older people living in poverty in Colombia, widowhood, chronic health conditions, end-of-life care, and dementia care.

    “Windle and Bennett [21] developed the ecological model of resilience (Fig 1) which was originally developed in relationship to caregiving but has subsequently been used in other contexts, for example amongst older people living in poverty in Colombia [17], widowhood [10], chronic health conditions [22], and caregiving in relationship to end of life care [23] and dementia care [15].”

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  1. Altamar, P. (2006). Evaluación de impacto del proyecto atención para el bienestar de la persona mayor en pobreza en Bogotá, D.C. (Unpublished master’s thesis) [Impact evaluation of the Project for the welfare of the elderly in poverty in Bogotá, D.C]. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales – FLACSO, Mexico D.F, Mexico.
  2. Bennett, K. M. (2015). Emotional and Personal Resilience Through Life. Future of an Ageing Population: Evidence review. London: Foresight, Government Office for Science.
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Authors
Bennett, K. M., Reyes-Rodriguez, M. F., Altamar, P., & Soulsby, L. K.
Affiliations
  • University of Liverpool (GB)
  • Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede Académica México (MX)
Corresponding author
Bennett, Kate M.
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Venue
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2016-09-01
Volume
31
Issue
4
Pages
385-407
ISSN
  • 0169-3816 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-0719
DOI
10.1007/s10823-016-9303-3
PMC
PMC5110598
OpenAlex
W2208119698
Cited by
38
References
45
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2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 3
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4.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Greater South Information System
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords
resilience, poverty, ecological model, Latino older adults, social support, family cohesion, social policy, welfare services, violence, displacement, adaptation to adversity
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Poverty, Religion, Residence Characteristics, Social Support, Social Welfare, Violence, Qualitative Research, Resilience, Psychological

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