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Resilience as an Attribute of the Developmental System
Author(s) -
LERNER RICHARD M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1376.005
Subject(s) - resilience (materials science) , psychological resilience , life span , psychology , context (archaeology) , developmental science , developmental stage theories , developmental psychology , human development (humanity) , developmental plasticity , period (music) , longitudinal sample , cognitive psychology , social psychology , plasticity , biology , political science , paleontology , physics , evolutionary biology , acoustics , law , thermodynamics
When conceptualized within a developmental systems theoretical framework, resilience involves mutually beneficial, reciprocally influential relations between a person and his or her context. The key features of developmental systems theory, which stress the plasticity of these relations, lead to an optimistic view of the possibility of promoting positive human development (PHD) across the life span. The results of recent longitudinal research about adolescent development allow this period to serve as a sample case of how positive development is associated with the alignment of the strengths of individuals with ecological resources for healthy growth.