In spite of all, we make it: Themes of stress and resiliency as told by Women in families living in poverty

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-35

  Vandsburger, Etty ^a   Harrigan, Marcia ^b   Biggerstaff, Marilyn A ^b  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Family; Poverty; Resiliency; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749151826     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10522150802007303     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Banerjee, M. M. and Pyles, L. (2004) Spirituality: A source of resilience for African American women in the era of welfare reform. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 13, pp. 45-70.
2. Canda, E. R. and Furman, L. D. (1999) Spiritual diversity in social work practice: The heart of helping, The Free Press, New York
3. Chadiha, L. A. (1992) Black husbands' economic problems and resiliency during the transition to marriage. Families in Society, 73, pp. 542-552.
4. Conger, R. D., Rueter, M. A. and Elder, G. H. (1999) Couple resilience to economic pressure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76, pp. 54-71.
5. Cowan, P. A., Cowan, C. P. and Shulz, M. S. (1996) Stress, coping and resilience in children and families, pp. 1-38. Lawrence Erlbaum, Mahwah, NJ
6. (2006) The 2006 HHS poverty guidelines
7. Failla, S. and Jones, L. C. (1991) Families of children with developmental disabilities: An examination of family hardiness. Research in Nursing & Health, 14, pp. 41-50.
8. Fisher, P. A., Fagot, B. I. and Leve, C. S. (1998) Assessment of family stress across low-, and high-risk samples using the family events checklist. Family Relations, 47, pp. 215-219.
9. Fraser, M. W., Richman, J. M. and Galinsky, M. J. (1999) Risk, protection, and resilience: Toward a conceptual framework for social work practice. Social Work Research, 23, pp. 129-208.
10. Garmezy, N. (1993) Children in poverty: Resilience despite risk. Psychiatry, 56, pp. 127-136.
11. Genero, N. P. (1998) Resiliency in ethnic minority families: African-American families, pp. 31-48. Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA
12. Greene, R. R. (2002) Resiliency: An integrated approach to practice, policy, and research, pp. 1-27. NASW Press, Washington, DC
13. Greene, R. R. (2007) Social work practice: A risk and resilience perspective, pp. 43-66. NASW Press, Washington, DC
14. Greene, R. R. and Conrad, A. P. (2002) Resiliency: An integrated approach to practice, policy, and research, pp. 29-62. NASW Press, Washington, DC
15. Guba, E. and Lincoln, Y. S. (1989) Fourth generation evaluation, Sage, Newbury Park, CA
16. Hill, R. (1949) Families under stress, Harper, New York
17. Kirby, L. D. and Fraser, M. W. (1997) Risk and resilience in childhood, pp. 10-33. NASW Press, Washington, DC
18. Kropf, N. P. and Greene, R. R. (2002) Resiliency: An integrated approach to practice, policy, and research, pp. 293-319. NASW Press, Washington, DC
19. Lavee, Y., McCubbin, H. I. and Olsen, D. H. (1987) The effect of stressful life events and transitions on family functioning and well-being. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 49, pp. 857-873.
20. Lazarus, R. and Folkman, S. (1984) Stress, appraisal, and coping, Springer, New York
21. Lee, B. J. and George, R. M. (1999) Poverty, early childbearing and child maltreatment: A multinomial analysis. Children and Youth Services Review, 21, pp. 755-780.
22. Lincoln, Y. S. and Guba, E. G. (1985) Naturalistic inquiry, Sage, Newbury Park, CA
23. McCubbin, H. I., Fleming, W. M., Thompson, A. I., Neitman, P., Elver, K. and Savas, S. A. (1995) Resiliency in ethnic minority families: Vol. 2. African-American families, pp. 67-97. The University of Wisconsin System Center for Excellence in Family Studies, Madison, WI
24. McCubbin, H. I. and McCubbin, M. A. (1988) Typologies of resilient families: Emerging roles of social class and ethnicity. Family Relations, 37, pp. 247-254.
25. McCubbin, H. I., Thompson, A. I. and McCubbin, M. A. (1996) Family assessment: Resiliency, coping, and adaptation: Inventories for research and practice, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
26. McNurlen, G. (1996) Resiliency in single-and dual-parent families with special needs children. Infant-Toddler Intervention, 6, pp. 309-323.
27. Morse, J. M. and Field, P. A. (1995) Qualitative research methods for health professionals, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA
28. Padgett, D. K. (1998) Qualitative methods in social work research: Challenges and rewards, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA
29. Patterson, J. (1997) Promoting resiliency in families. Resiliency In Action, 2, pp. 8-16.
30. Patterson, J. M., Jernell, J., Leonard, B. J. and Titus, J. C. (1994) Caring for medically fragile children at home: The parent-professional relationship. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 9, pp. 98-106.
31. Rodwell, M. K. (1998) Social work constructivist research, Garland, New York
32. Rutter, M. (1987) Psychological resilience and protective mechanisms. American Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 22, pp. 323-356.
33. Saleebey, D. (1997) The strengths perspective in social work practice, Longman, New York
34. Sandelowski, M. (1993) Rigor or rigor mortis: The problem of rigor in qualitative research revisited. Advances in Nursing Science, 16, pp. 1-8.
35. Taylor, R. D. and Robers, D. (1995) Kinship support and maternal and adolescent well-being in economically disadvantaged African American families. Child Development, 66, pp. 1585-1597.
36. Thompson, E. T., McCubbin, H. I., Thompson, A. I. and Elver, K. M. (1995) Resiliency in ethnic minority families: Vol. 1. Native and immigrant American families, pp. 115-131. The University of Wisconsin System Center for Excellence in Family Studies, Madison, WI
37. (2005) Poverty 2005 - Poverty estimates by selected charts
38. (2004) A profile of the working poor
39. Vandsburger, E. and Biggerstaff, M. A. (2004) Evaluation of the stress adjustment and adaptation model among families reporting economic pressure. Journal of Family Social Work, 8, pp. 65-84.
40. Voydanoff, P. (1991) Contemporary families: Looking forward looking back, pp. 429-445. National Council of Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN
41. Walsh, F. (1993) Normal family processes (2nd Ed.), The Guilford Press, New York
42. Walsh, F. (1998) Strengthening family resilience, Guilford Press, New York
43. Werner, E. and Smith, R. (2001) Journeys from childhood to midlife, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY
44. Wolin, S. J. and Wolin, S. (1993) The resilient self: How survivors of troubled families rise above adversity, Villard Books, New York