Research in the area of illicit substance use remains preoccupied with describing and
analyzing the risks of people who use drugs (PWUD), however more recently there has …

The emerging adulthood years, commonly defined as the late teens and twenties, represent
a period of significant variability and change for much of the population. Thus, it is important …

From a pioneering researcher, this book synthesizes the best current knowledge on
resilience in children and adolescents. Ann S. Masten explores what allows certain …

This chapter was prepared when all authors were at Columbia University's Teachers
College; Luthar and Small are currently at Arizona State University. The authors gratefully …

Positive psychology emphasizes the study of human strength and virtue to understand and
facilitate positive developmental outcomes. A resilience framework offers a powerful tool for …

The purpose of the present study is to investigate how well coping styles, social support,
relational self-construal, and resilience characteristics predict first year university students' …

OBJECTIVE: It is well established that child maltreatment reflects a context of risk for multiple
negative outcomes. Identifying factors that protect against negative outcomes is important for …

Since its introduction to the scientific literature in the mid-1990s, developmental science has
seen incremental refinements in research on resilience, which is a process or phenomenon …

Helping troubled parents to raise their children adequately is of crucial importance for
parents, their children and society at large. Distressed parents have themselves often been …

Youth aging out of foster care are at particular risk for negative outcomes including school
dropout, homelessness, poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, health and mental health …