Citation

Junqueira MFPS, Deslandes SF. Cad. Saude Publica 2003; 19(1): 227-235.

Vernacular Title

Resiliencia e maus-tratos a crianca.

Affiliation

Departamento de Ensino, Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Funda o Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22250-020, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12700802

Abstract

The article discusses the resilience concept from a critical review. It prioritizes texts produced by organizations with leading roles in the field of child and adolescent health (PAHO, Pan-American Health Organization; ASBRA, the Brazilian Association for Adolescence). The main definitions of resilience are discussed, along with a debate on the contributions and limitations of the current literature. Furthermore, the conceptual and operative possibilities of resilience when confronted with child abuse are discussed, specifically using intra-familial sexual abuse as an example. The authors conclude that the concept of resilience presents polarization around certain axes: "adaptation/overcoming process", "innate/acquired" "permanent/circumstantial". However, they all point to a common ground: the singularity and delicacy of micro-social health-promoting relationships.

Language: pt