Adolescent Versus Adult Explanations of Resilience Enablers

A South African Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2329222
AutoresL Theron (0000-0002-3979-5782, University of Pretoria, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen52
Número1
Páginas78-98
Fecha de publicación2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaYouth & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0044118x17731032
OpenAlexW2754552675
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15
Referencias citadas48

This aim of this article is to account for the resilience of adolescents who are challenged by structural disadvantage and to highlight that how adolescent resilience is accounted for depends on whether adolescent or adult views are foregrounded. To do so, I report a South African phenomenological study. I draw on a thematic content analysis of qualitative data and subsequent frequency count of the themes to contrast how 385 Black adolescents and 284 adults (who educate or provide services to youth) explain what enables adolescent resilience in the face of structural disadvantage. Adolescent and adult explanations differed substantially with regard to personal strengths, family support, and education pathways. These differences reflect conceptualizations of resilience, which are probably related to developmental stage and cultural fluidity and which caution that, despite adult perspectives being valuable, societies need to prioritize adolescent insights

Developmental psychology · Disadvantage · Face (sociological concept) · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Political science · Psychological resilience · Qualitative research · Resilience (materials science) · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support