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In popular vernacular, resilience has acquired a meaning that is much like buoyancy, and the concept of ‘bounce back’ is frequently incorporated into the numerous definitions. It is applied to the economy, the community, and the individuals. Whilst well-validated approaches to measurement are yet to be developed, there is a greater clarity on how we assess individual resilience rather than collective or communal resilience. Assessment post-event can be an indicator of a resilient outcome whilst coping provides evidence of the process that leads to resilience. Moreover, coping has established predictive power for health and well-being (see series of studies in Chap. 5).
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However, it should be noted that in recent years Shelley Taylor has challenged this theorising, saying that whilst it is true that in situations of extreme stress both males and females ‘fight or flee’, in situations which are not extreme females are more inclined to look after their young and join with their friends. She termed this ‘tend and befriend’ (Taylor, 2010).
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Frydenberg, E. (2017). The Utility of Coping When Considering Resilience. In: Coping and the Challenge of Resilience. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56924-0_3
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