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Abstract Resilience, the development of competence despite severe or pervasive adversity, is examined using data from a longitudinal study of high-risk children and families. The study is guided by an organizationaldevelopmental perspective. Resilience is conceived not as a childhood given, but as a capacity that develops over time in the context of person-environment interactions. Factors related to resilience in our study are examined in terms of this transactional process. From our studies, we have found emotionally responsive caregiving to mediate the effects of high-risk environments and to promote positive change for children who have experienced poverty, family stress, and maltreatment. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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PsychologyDevelopmental psychologyTransactional analysisPsychological resiliencePerspective (graphical)Transactional leadershipCompetence (human resources)PovertyContext (archaeology)Social psychology

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Year
1993
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article
Volume
5
Issue
4
Pages
517-528
Citations
924
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Byron Egeland, Elizabeth A. Carlson, L. Alan Sroufe (1993). Resilience as process. Development and Psychopathology , 5 (4) , 517-528. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954579400006131

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10.1017/s0954579400006131