Handbook of Adult Resilience

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 dimensions of resilience; and ways to enhance adult resilience, including reviews of exemplary programs.

John W. Reich, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University (ASU). His work has focused on the application of social psychological concepts in understanding societal issues and the development of interventions for improving individuals’ well-being. Dr. Reich and the other two coeditors are members of the ASU Resilience Solutions Group, which was the source of the development of this handbook.

Alex J. Zautra, PhD, is Foundation Professor of Clinical Psychology at ASU. His research, clinical work, teaching, and publications explore fundamental mind-body issues such as the role of positive emotion in health and the sources of resilience within the person that restore health and well-being following challenges from stressors at home, at work, and in community life. Dr. Zautra's current research focuses on resilience to chronic pain and resilience as people age.

John Stuart Hall, PhD, is Professor of Public Affairs and Public Service at ASU. A founder and former Director of ASU’s School of Public Affairs and its Center for Urban Studies, and Project Director of over 40 large-scale funded and often interdisciplinary urban research projects, Dr. Hall has specialized in linking the University with pressing community public policy and governance issues. His current research interests include building resilience in communities and urban regions, and healthy aging.

Resilience At Many Levels of Analysis
Resilience: A New Definition of Health for People and Communities	p. 3
Basic Dimensions of Resilience
Biological Dimensions of Resilience
Psychobiological Mechanisms of Resilience to Stress	p. 35
Genes and Environments: How They Work Together to Promote Resilience	p. 55
Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Models of Resilience
Positive Emotions as a Basic Building Block of Resilience in Adulthood	p. 81
Personal Intelligence and Resilience: Recovery in the Shadow of Broken Connections	p. 94
The Resilient Personality	p. 112
Resilience in Response to Loss	p. 126
Psychopathology as Dysfunctional Self-Regulation: When Resilience Resources Are Compromised	p. 146
Self-Complexity: A Source of Resilience?	p. 171
Anchored by Faith: Religion as a Resilience Factor	p. 193
Resilience across the Lifespan
Resilience over the Lifespan: Developmental Perspectives on Resistance, Recovery, and Transformation	p. 213
Early Adversity and Resilience in Emerging Adulthood	p. 238
Resilience to Potential Trauma: Toward a Lifespan Approach	p. 258
Social Dimensions of Resilience
Resilience in Adolescence: Overcoming Neighborhood Disadvantage	p. 283
Social Support and Growth Following Adversity	p. 309
Organizational and Public Policy Dimensions of Resilience
Building Organizational Resilience and Adaptive Management	p. 333
Indicators of Community Resilience: What Are They, Why Bother?	p. 350
Ethnic and Cultural Dimensions of Resilience
Cultural Adaptation and Resilience: Controversies, Issues, and Emerging Models	p. 375
Cultural Dimensions of Resilience among Adults	p. 404
Interventions for Enhancing Resilience
The Emergence of Capacity-Building Programs and Models of Resilience	p. 427
Boosting Happiness, Buttressing Resilience: Results from Cognitive and Behavioral Interventions	p. 450
Positive Affect at the Onset of Chronic Illness: Planting the Seeds of Resilience	p. 465
Asset-Based Strategies for Building Resilient Communities	p. 484
Health in a New Key: Fostering Resilience through Philanthropy	p. 496
Author Index	p. 516
Subject Index	p. 533
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