Abstract

GARCIA-VESGA, María Cristina  and  DOMINGUEZ-DE LA OSSA, Elsy. The Theoretical Development of Resilience and its Application in Adverse situations: An analytical review. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2013, vol.11, n.1, pp.63-77. ISSN 1692-715X.

in this article an analytic revision is made on the theories that developed during the last three decades around the capacity that boys and girls have to face adverse situations. It considers the different definitions of the concept, classifying them according to the relationship different authors make about concepts of adaptability, capacity and competence. Two moments on the theoretical evolution of the approach were identified and the psychological fundamentals, personality factors and temper were analyzed as categories associated with the concept of resilience. The practical implications for programs and projects that promote the construction of resilience are gathered, based on the knowledge of the importance of the spheres of family, community and state, in continuous interaction with the individual. Common elements in programs developed in countries as Peru, Argentina and Brazil are explained.

Keywords : resilience; temper; competence; protective factors; risk factors.

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