When children show healthy development in spite of adversity, it is called resilience. Fostering resilience in young children requires strengthening the family, the community, as well as children’s own personal resources.
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Ann S. Masten, PhD, Abigail H. Gewirtz, PhD, Julianna K. Sapienza, BA
University of Minnesota, USA
Sabrina M. Peterson, BS, Tuppett M. Yates, PhD
University of California, USA
Ximena A. Portilla, PhD, Jelena Obradović, PhD
Stanford University School of Education, USA
Erin T. Reuther, PhD, Joy D. Osofsky, PhD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans, Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, USA
Amanda J. Wenzel, BA, Megan R. Gunnar, PhD
K. Lee Raby, MA, Glenn I. Roisman, PhD
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, USA
Suniya S. Luthar, PhD
Columbia University, USA
Arnold Sameroff, PhD
University of Michigan, USA
Tuppett Marie F. Yates, PhD
The Stone Center, Wellesley College, USA
Ann S. Masten, PhD, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, USA
Last update: November 2013
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