Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Biocultural Production of Resilience

博士论文研究：复原力的生物文化生产

• 批准号: 2116580
• 负责人: Jason DeCaro
• 金额: $ 1.27万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-07-15 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2116580&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Biocultural; Production

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). What allows some people to navigate adversity better than others and how can these factors be used to improve human wellbeing? Answers to this question have important implications for an array of disciplines, including anthropology, psychiatry, human development, public health, and disaster management. This doctoral dissertation project aims to provide greater clarity on this matter both to improve broad scientific understanding of human adaptation and to inform policy and programs aimed at the promotion of human wellbeing, especially in the face of hardships that affect people around the globe, such as political instability, economic difficulties, and interpersonal conflict. In addition to providing scientific training for a graduate student, this project is characterized by cooperative international partnerships which both broaden the scientific participation of underrepresented groups and allow for the insights and data produced to go directly into the hands of those who shape policy and programs that impact health.This doctoral dissertation project examines differences in resilience among mothers and children living in the context of intense political and socioeconomic hardship, comparing outcomes before and after a series of community-wide adverse events. Resilience is best understood as better-than-expected outcomes in the face of adversity. This research seeks to identify the types of resources, both material and abstract, that help women and children more successfully navigate difficult circumstances, as well as explore transgenerational factors that contribute to resilience. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods will be used to assess changes in the mental and physical health of women and children over time, examine the relationship between maternal and child resilience, and explore the role of varying philosophies of struggle in fostering resilience.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该奖项的全部或部分资金来自《2021年美国救援计划法案》(公法117-2)。是什么让一些人比其他人更好地驾驭逆境？如何利用这些因素来改善人类福祉？这个问题的答案对一系列学科具有重要影响，包括人类学、精神病学、人类发展、公共卫生和灾害管理。这一博士论文项目旨在提高对人类适应的广泛科学理解，并为旨在促进人类福祉的政策和方案提供信息，特别是在政治不稳定、经济困难和人际冲突等影响全球人民的困难面前。除了为研究生提供科学培训外，这个项目的特点是国际合作伙伴关系，既扩大了代表性不足群体的科学参与，又允许产生的见解和数据直接进入那些制定影响健康的政策和计划的人手中。这个博士论文项目调查了生活在严重政治和社会经济困难背景下的母亲和儿童在韧性方面的差异，比较了一系列社区范围的不良事件前后的结果。最好的理解是，在面对逆境时，韧性是好于预期的结果。这项研究试图确定哪些类型的资源，包括物质资源和抽象资源，帮助妇女和儿童更成功地应对困难的环境，并探索有助于恢复能力的跨代因素。定性和定量相结合的方法将用于评估妇女和儿童的心理和身体健康随时间的变化，检查母婴复原力之间的关系，并探索不同斗争哲学在培养复原力方面的作用。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。