Characteristics of resilient youths living in poverty: The role of self-regulatory processes
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As part of a larger investigation of very low income families, this study examined the characteristics that differentiated resilient from nonresilient school-age youths, with a focus on self-regulation (e.g., executive function, emotion regulation) skills. Resilience was operationally defined in a robust and comprehensive manner using well-established instruments that measured children's emotional well-being and mental health. Controlling for other explanatory variables, including differences in the experience of negative life events and chronic strains, resilient youths were notably different from nonresilient youths in terms of having greater self-regulatory skills and self-esteem, as well as in receiving more active parental monitoring. Study findings are discussed with regard to the theoretical framework of self-regulation and their implications for preventive intervention.
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Among homeless children, factors related to resilience include self-regulation, parenting quality, health, and complex interplay among factors.
“Specifically among homeless children, these factors include self-regulation (Buckner, Mezzacappa, & Beardslee, 2003; Obradović, 2010), parenting quality (Miliotis, Sesma, & Masten, 1999), health (Cutuli, Herbers, Rinaldi, Masten, & Oberg, 2010), and complex interplay among factors (Herbers et al., 2011).”
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- Authors
- BUCKNER, J. C., MEZZACAPPA, E., & BEARDSLEE, W. R.
- Affiliations
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Venue
- Development and Psychopathology
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2003-03
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 139-162
- ISSN
- 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-2198
- OpenAlex
- W2092849387
- Cited by
- 487
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 8.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (7r29mh051803-05)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R29-MH51803)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Keywords
- resilience, low-income youth, self-regulation, executive function, emotion regulation, self-esteem, parental supervision, emotional well-being, mental health, preventive interventions, elementary school students
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Child, Cognition, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Family, Humans, Parent-Child Relations, Poverty, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Social Control, Informal, Social Support, Socioeconomic Factors
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