Rethinking resilience in families of children with disabilities

A Socioecological Approach

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2172283
AutoresRhonda Breitkreuz (0000-0003-0062-4190), Laura Wunderli, Amber Savage (0000-0002-4630-0100), David Mcconnell (0000-0001-9659-3231)
Año2014
Volumen17
Número3
Páginas346-365
Fecha de publicación2014-07-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCommunity Work & Family (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1366-8803 • E-ISSN: 1469-3615
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13668803.2014.893228
OpenAlexW2029055135
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas71

This paper explores resilience in families of children with disabilities in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Utilizing Ungar's social ecology of resilience, we present an analysis of 78 responsive interviews drawn from a three-year multimethod study. We show that families who reported doing well were able to conduct their lives with a 'business as usual' approach to their daily lives, in contrast to families who were struggling and had reported that disability had overtaken their day-to-day routines and activities. Exploring factors that led to these experiences, we show the importance of social context in understanding family 'well-doing' in families with disability. The policy and program implications of our findings are discussed

Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Geography · Political science · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Social ecology · Social environment · Social science · Sociology · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Gerontology · Social Psychology