Date of Award
2010
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
School
School of Psychology and Social Science
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
First Supervisor
Associate Professor Lynne Cohen
Second Supervisor
Associate Professor Terry De Jong
Abstract
The aim of this research was to develop a model that represents how adolescents in the Western Australian context navigate their way to resilience. Resilience was defined as “the outcome from negotiations between individuals and their environments for the resources to define themselves as healthy amidst conditions collectively viewed as adverse” (Ungar, 2004a, p. 342). The philosophical approach was social constructivist and the methodology was mixed, employing both qualitative and quantitative methodologies through grounded theory. The techniques used to gather data included interviewing, focus groups, and questionnaires. There were three stages in the research: namely, developing the model of resilience, testing the validity of the model, and comparing the qualitative findings to a quantitative measure of protective processes related to resilience.
Access Note
Access to the questionnaire in the appendix of this thesis is not available due to copyright considerations.
Recommended Citation
Shean, M. B. (2010). Resilience in Western Australian adolescents: A model of the processes that occur between risk and success. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/391