Friday, April 16, 2010

Characteristics of Resilient People

  • View change or stress as a challenge/opportunity
  • Commitment
  • Recognition of limits to control
  • Engaging the support of others
  • Close, secure attachment to others
  • Personal or collective goals
  • Self-efficacy
  • Strengthening effect of stress
  • Past successes
  • Realistic sense of control/having choices
  • Sense of humor
  • Action oriented approach
  • Patience
  • Tolerance of negative affect
  • Adaptability to change
  • Optimism
  • Faith
From Development of a New Resilience Scale: The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) by Connor & Davidson, 2003 in Depression and Anxiety

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