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Adolescent Resilience: Promotive Factors That Inform Prevention

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Zimmerman, Marc A, Stoddard, Sarah A, Eisman, Andria B, Caldwell, Cleopatra H, Aiyer, Sophie M, Miller, Alison·2013·Child Development Perspectives

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Resilience theory provides a framework for studying and understanding how some youths overcome risk exposure and guides the development of interventions for prevention using a strengths-based approach. In this article, we describe basic concepts of the theory, such as promotive factors, and distinguish assets and resources that help youths overcome the negative effects of risk exposure. We also present three models of resilience theory—compensatory, protective, and challenge—and review empirical research on three promotive factors—ethnic identity, social support, and prosocial involvement—that include individual, family, and community levels of analysis and have modifiable qualities for informing interventions. Finally, we present examples of how research findings from the three promotive factors can be translated into interventions to enhance youth development.

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  • There are protective factors of suicidality and self-harm in the resiliency framework to inform intervention and prevention.

    “There are also protective factors of suicidality and self-harm in the resiliency framework to inform intervention and prevention (Zimmerman et al., 2013).”

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    The “Resource: Relationships With Adults” section reports that fathers’ support protected youths from the effects of depression on suicidal ideation. The Conclusions say resilience theory can guide prevention programs, but the paper does not identify protective factors for self-harm specifically. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  1. [14]14. Lerner, R. M., Almerigi, J. B., Theokas, C., & Lerner, J. V. (2005). Posi- tive youth development. Journal of Early Adolescence, 25, 10-16.
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Authors
Zimmerman, M. A., Stoddard, S. A., Eisman, A. B., Caldwell, C. H., Aiyer, S. M., & Miller, A.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Zimmerman, Marc A
Venue
Child Development Perspectives
Published
2013-11-09
Volume
7
Issue
4
Pages
215-220
ISSN
  • 1750-8592 (ISSN-L)
  • 1750-8606
OpenAlex
W2104700112
Cited by
489
References
47
Citations by year
2026: 49 · 2025: 56 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 44 · 2022: 59 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 53 · 2019: 45 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 20 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 1
FWCI
15.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Child Development Perspectives (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA07484)
  • MI Youth Violence Prevention Center (5U01CE001957-02)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000433)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
adolescent resilience, promoting factors, resilience theory, risk exposure, ethnic identity, social support, youth development, prevention interventions, family and community factors

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