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The study of resiliency or the ability to “bounce back” in the face of adversity has been a topic of investigation by developmental psychology theorists for the past 50 years. Earlier researchers had observed that some youth managed to survive exposure to adversity and even thrive in later life, while others were less successful even to the point of developing various physical and psychological disorders. As discussed in the chapters of this volume, the study of resilience and resilient children and adults has gone through many rich phases of discovery, identifying aspects of both the person and environment that appear to serve as protective or mitigating variables to the impact of adversity. This Chapter introduces the outline and purpose of the volume which is the definition and assessment of resilience from diverse perspectives for the purpose of practical application.
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Prince-Embury, S., Saklofske, D.H. (2013). Translating Resilience Theory for Application: Introduction. In: Prince-Embury, S., Saklofske, D. (eds) Resilience in Children, Adolescents, and Adults. The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4939-3_1
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