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- Vol 4 RE: Chapter 21, App C
developmental resiliencepositive adaptationprotective factorssecure relationshipsself-regulationsupportive communitiesadversity exposuredevelopmental systemsBook Evidence summaryAt a glance
Masten synthesises decades of developmental research on resilience, defined as positive adaptation in the context of significant adversity. The book’s “ordinary magic” thesis is that resilience usually arises from common adaptive systems rather than rare, invulnerable traits.
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These systems include secure relationships, effective caregiving, problem-solving and self-regulation, motivation to adapt, competent schools, and supportive communities. Masten traces major waves of resilience research, explains concepts and methods, and examines evidence from longitudinal studies of children facing poverty, homelessness, disaster, war, and other threats. Development is portrayed as dynamic and multisystemic: risks can accumulate, protective processes interact, and timing matters. Consequently, resilience is neither a permanent personal label nor proof that adversity is harmless.
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Prevention and intervention should reduce exposure to risk while strengthening fundamental developmental systems. For educators, the analysis highlights dependable relationships, opportunities for mastery, routines, agency, and coordinated support as practical ways schools can help preserve or restore adaptive capacity.
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