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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813986203321

Titolo

Handbook of adult resilience / / edited by John W. Reich, Alex J. Zautra, John Stuart Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, 2010

ISBN

1-4625-0153-2

1-282-49006-0

9786612490064

1-60623-490-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (560 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ReichJohn W. <1937->

ZautraAlex

HallJohn Stuart <1942->

Disciplina

155.2/4

Soggetti

Resilience (Personality trait)

Crisis management

Community organization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Contents; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

What enables people to bounce back from stressful experiences? How do certain individuals maintain a sense of purpose and direction over the long term, even in the face of adversity? This is the first book to move beyond childhood and adolescence to explore resilience across the lifespan. Coverage ranges from genetic and physiological factors through personal, family, organizational, and community processes. Contributors examine how resilience contributes to health and well-being across the adult life cycle; why-and what happens when-resilience processes fail; ethnic and cultural dime