"Making It": Understanding Adolescent Resilience in Two Informal Settlements (Slums) in Nairobi, Kenya
"Making It": Understanding Adolescent Resilience in Two Informal Settlements (Slums) in Nairobi, Kenya
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DOI：
10.1080/0145935x.2012.665321
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
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0.7
通讯作者：
Jessor, Richard
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作者：
Kabiru, Caroline W.;Beguy, Donatien;Jessor, Richard
许多生活在逆境中的青少年取得了积极的成果。我们采用保护-风险概念框架来研究生活在肯尼亚两个城市贫民窟的1722名12-19岁未婚青少年的恢复力（学业成绩、公民参与和风险行为规避）。我们发现年龄较大的青少年（15-19岁）比年龄较小的青少年（12-14岁）具有更强的解释因素和弹性之间的关联。亲社会行为模型和反社会行为模型是心理弹性的关键预测因素。需要进一步积累有关风险和保护因素的证据，以便为干预措施提供信息，促进处于逆境环境中的青年取得积极成果。
Many adolescents living in contexts characterized by adversity achieve positive outcomes. We adopt a protection-risk conceptual framework to examine resilience (academic achievement, civic participation, and avoidance of risk behaviors) among 1,722 never-married 12-19 year olds living in two Kenyan urban slums. We find stronger associations between explanatory factors and resilience among older (15-19 years) than younger (12-14 years) adolescents. Models for prosocial behavior and models for antisocial behavior emerge as key predictors of resilience. Further accumulation of evidence on risk and protective factors is needed to inform interventions to promote positive outcomes among youth situated in an ecology of adversity.