Facts about Psychological Resilience
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Post-traumatic growth, a concept developed by psychologists Richard Tedeschi and Lawrence Calhoun in the 1990s, describes positive psychological change emerging from the struggle with highly challenging circumstances.
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Adversity alone does not guarantee resilience; a person's cognitive appraisal of stressful events plays a central role in determining their psychological recovery.
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Research on resilience identifies social support as one of the most consistently protective factors against the psychological effects of trauma and chronic stress.
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Psychological resilience is not considered a fixed trait but rather a dynamic process that can be developed through supportive relationships and learned coping skills.
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The concept of psychological resilience gained significant scientific attention through Emmy Werner's longitudinal study of children raised in adversity on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.