Although" resilience" has become part of the popular and clinical lexicon, the concept is not
easily defined. What degree of risk must families overcome to demonstrate resilience? Is …

Children vary in their sensitivity to parenting practices, which may influence their
competence and development of psychological symptoms. Three theoretical frameworks …

Maladaptive perfectionism has the potential to put gifted individuals at an increased risk for
cardiac events via the reduced heart rate variability that results from chronic negative affect …

While negative cascades have been well studied, little has been written on the promotion of
upward spirals. We propose a conceptual model that situates parenting interventions as a …

Purpose: A review of literature reveals that stress is prevalent among PhD students who are
experiencing higher levels of stress than age-matched general population normative data …

A key challenge for individuals and families is to maintain and restore competent functioning
despite adversities or transitions. Inspired by individual resilience, family stress, family …

Child maltreatment is a global phenomenon that affects the lives of millions of children.
Worldwide, as many as one in three to six children encounter physical, sexual, or emotional …

The science of early childhood adversity has advanced in recent years, documenting long‐
term consequences of exposure to traumatic events and toxic stress for health and …

We apply a modification of the Family Resilience Model to explain variation in how families
adapt to caregiving for adult members. Caregiving is a family risk involving both the ongoing …

A systemic approach to researching families and health should capture the complex network
within which family members are embedded, including multiple family relationships and …