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On the Dynamic Interplay between Positive and Negative Affects [PDF]

arXiv, 2010
Emotional disorders and psychological flourishing are the result of complex interactions between positive and negative affects that depend on external events and the subject's internal representations. Based on psychological data, we mathematically model the dynamical balance between positive and negative affects as a function of the response to ...
arxiv  

‘I Don't Think I Would've Survived Without Having a Constant Support System’: Independent Living Skills Acquisition During the Transition From Care in Western Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For care‐experienced young people, the preparation for leaving out‐of‐home care (OOHC) is vital in support of post‐OOHC outcomes. This research explores the acquisition of Independent Living Skills (ILS) amongst young people in Western Australia and is based on interviews with care‐experienced young people at two time points: while in OOHC and
Michael Starr, Donna Chung, Lauren Parsons, Reinie Cordier   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resilience as reflexivity: A new understanding for work with looked-after children [PDF]

, 2014
This article argues that the current model of resilience in the social work literature, through its predominant focus on outcomes and behaviours rather than the underlying processes of development involved, risks superficiality and appears to lack an ...
Winkler, Astrid
core   +1 more source

Caring Futures: Australian Attitudes About the Desirability of Care Work

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid increasing public and policy attention on the care and support sector, which millions of Australians rely upon for essential services, care workers continue to advocate for better pay and fairer conditions. This article draws on the concepts of recognition, value and social distribution from feminist ethics of care scholarship to explore ...
Laura Davy, Ariadne Vromen, Serrin Rutledge‐Prior, Molly Saunders   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mental fortitude training: An evidence-based approach to developing psychological resilience for sustained success [PDF]

, 2016
Drawing on the body of knowledge in this area, this article presents an evidence-based approach to developing psychological resilience for sustained success. To this end, the narrative is divided into three main sections.
Anderson C. A., Anshel M. H., Arnold M. B., Basoglu M., Beck A. T., Bird J., Blakey J., Bowman B., Brown B., Brown B., Burton D., Cervone D., Dienstbier R. A., Dienstbier R. A., Ellis A., Fletcher D., Fletcher D., Fletcher D., Gucciardi D. F., Hamrick F. A., Hanin Y. L., Hanin Y. L., Hardy L., Hardy L., Hodgson M., Johnston J. H., Jones G., Joseph S., Lazarus R. S., Lazarus R. S., Lord C., Mace R. D., Mahoney J. W., McMurry A., Meichenbaum D., Reghezza-Zitt M., Rendon J., Rogers P., Rotella R. J., Sales P. P., Sanford N., Sarkar M., Sarkar M., Schleifer R., Smith R. E., Smith R. E., Tenenbaum G., Turner M. J., Turner M. J., Wells A., Wolpe J.   +50 more
core   +1 more source

THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE

Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 2016
Background. Existing research indicates that both teachers and prospective teachers who are physically active in comparison with inactive generally easier cope with physical and psychosocial problems. This topic, particularly psychosocial development of individuals and their participation in sports, has attracted the attention of researchers in ...
Ceyhun Alemdag, Abdullah Bora Özkara, Arslan Kalkavan, Serdar Alemdag   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People With Hearing Loss in the Context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hearing loss is a poignant issue in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and, without sufficient support, it can also contribute to disabling life experiences. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is intended to provide support to eligible people experiencing disability, however, to effectively serve this ...
Hannah Lack, Jody Barney, Marie Huska, Damien Howard, Alexandra Devine   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reviewing the labyrinth of psychological resilience: Establishing criteria for resilience-building programs.

Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 2019
There is a growing interest in developing resilience-building programs in the work context. Yet the resilience literature provides no clear answer about what constitutes such a program. The aim of this article is to shed light on this question by presenting a set of criteria for resilience-building programs.
Richta C. IJntema, Yvonne D. Burger, Wilmar B. Schaufeli   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Don't Worry About Her; Intersectionality, and the Role of Systems and Structures in the Embodied Experiences of Young Women's Use of Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Systems and structures designed to protect and support young people, specifically (in this paper) young women, are ironically the same systems that maintain gender disparity. Consequently, this has influenced the embodied identities of young women who experience and use violence. Such systemic and structural intersectionality has impacted upon
Louise Rak, Tamara Blakemore, Elsie Randall, Meaghan Katrak Harris   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Resilience: Strengths of Trafficking Survivors in Cambodia

, 2012
Western literature provides an array of information regarding resilience within at-risk youth. Resilience research within non-Western contexts, and more specifically with exploited youth, is more limited.
Gray, Glori G., Luna, Lilia E. U., Seegobin, Winston   +2 more
core   +1 more source