In order to inform the development of resilience promoting interventions, Rosenberg, A.R., Yi-Frazier, J.P., Wharton, C., Gordon, K., & Jones, B's (2014)prospective longitudinal mixed method study examines Adolescents and Young Adults with cancers definitions of resilience and identified factors which patients believed contributed to or detracted from their own resilience. In addition, Kim, D.H., & Yoo, I.Y. (2010) conducted a study in order to identify the factors associated with resilience of children with cancer, aspiring to explain the relationship between resilience and significant factors by using data collected directly from the patients. The present paper will be discussing ways in which the research and ideas developed in the above articles have contributed to our understanding of human resilience. In addition, I will be comparing and contrasting the two articles,
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As defined by UBC Associate Professor Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl, in module 1, Resilience is "essentially overcoming the odds or, in the face of high risk, succeeding." It is defined as an individual's ability to properly adapt to stress and adversity, which can come in the shape of family or relationship problems, health problems, or workplace and financial worries, among others. Resilience is not a rare ability; in reality, it is found in the average individual and it can be learned and developed by virtually anyone. Researchers such as Rosenberg et. al(2014) and Kim & Yoo(2010) took the idea of resilience and began to ask more questions about this intriguing phenomenon, examining protective factors(at a multidimensional level- individual, family and community protective factors) that increased resilience in various at-risk groups of children and youth. Rosenberg et.al(2014) and Kim & Yoo(2010) specifically focus on examining protective factors in english speaking individuals(ranging from ages 10-25) diagnosed with cancer, undergoing treatment at the time of the
As defined by UBC Associate Professor Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl, in module 1, Resilience is "essentially overcoming the odds or, in the face of high risk, succeeding." It is defined as an individual's ability to properly adapt to stress and adversity, which can come in the shape of family or relationship problems, health problems, or workplace and financial worries, among others. Resilience is not a rare ability; in reality, it is found in the average individual and it can be learned and developed by virtually anyone. Researchers such as Rosenberg et. al(2014) and Kim & Yoo(2010) took the idea of resilience and began to ask more questions about this intriguing phenomenon, examining protective factors(at a multidimensional level- individual, family and community protective factors) that increased resilience in various at-risk groups of children and youth. Rosenberg et.al(2014) and Kim & Yoo(2010) specifically focus on examining protective factors in english speaking individuals(ranging from ages 10-25) diagnosed with cancer, undergoing treatment at the time of the