Resilience portfolios and poly-strengths: Identifying protective factors associated with thriving after adversity

Psychology of Violence

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 172-183

  Hamby, Sherry ^a,b   Grych, John ^c   Banyard, Victoria ^d  

^a Life Paths Appalachian Research Center   (United States)

^b University of the South   (United States)

^c Marquette University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Resilience; Rural; Strengths; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021719016     PISSN: 21520828     EISSN: 2152081X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/vio0000135     Document Type: Article

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