Aim To use systematic methods to examine how resilience is defined in empirical research.
Background Resilience is a term that is increasingly being used to describe and explain the …

The relationship between disease and good health has received relatively little attention in
mental health. Resilience can be viewed as a defence mechanism, which enables people to …

This book is the first authored overview of resilience in tourism and its relationship to the
broader resilience literature. The volume takes a multi-scaled approach to examine …

Abstract 'Sense of place'has become a central concept in the analysis of the cultural,
personal and mental health risks posed by a changing climate. However, such place-related …

The concept of resilience has attracted much attention in recent times. However, there
remains a distinct knowledge gap with respect to the social aspects of resilience. This paper …

Research documents how exposure to adversity in childhood leads to negative health
outcomes across the lifespan. Less is known about protective factors–aspects of the …

Resilience, of individuals, is a well‐established concept in the psychology/mental health
literatures, but has been little explored in relation to communities. Related theory in the …

This paper advocates the use of Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory as a framework to
analyse resilience at diverse scales. Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory can be …

Suicide is a significant public health concern at a global level and occurs at a greater rate in
rural compared with urban areas. A review of the literature on rural suicide indicates that a …

Resilience is a well researched phenomenon in the literature. The notion of 'bouncing
back'has been the predominant feature of definitions of resilience. This paper examines four …