Children of the Garden Island (Werner)

Question 1

How is resiliency loosely defined

Answer 1

When the high risk children who, in spite of exposure to reproductive stress, impoverished home life and mentally disturbed parents went on to have healthy personalities, stable careers and strong interpersonal relations.

Question 2

What factors contributed to children being labelled as resilient

Answer 2

-Quality of home environment
-Less children in the household (fewer than 4) (two years age gaps)
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