A Concept Analysis of Resilience Integrating Genetics. (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Niitsu, Kosuke; Houfek, Julia F.; Barron, Cecilia R.; Stoltenberg, Scott F.; Kupzyk, Kevin A.; Rice, Michael J.
• Is Part Of: Issues in mental health nursing. Volume 38:Number 11(2017)
• Page Start: 896
• Page End: 906
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: Psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; Mental health personnel -- Periodicals; 616.89023105
• DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2017.1350225
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-2840

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Although clinicians and researchers are interested in the phenomenon of resilience, there is no agreed-upon definition of resilience. Scientific evidence suggests that resilience is influenced by intrapersonal (e.g. personality traits) and environmental (e.g. social support) variables. A concept analysis was conducted to better understand the meaning of resilience. In this analysis, the antecedent of resilience was a potentially traumatic event ; the defining attributes were ego-resiliency, emotion regulation, social support, and heredity ; and the consequences were none to mild psychopathological symptoms and positive adaptation . This analysis can help nurses better understand resilience and its relationships to both intrapersonal and environmental variables.