Citation

Nomura Y, Chemtob CM, Fifer WP, Newcorn JH, Brooks-Gunn J. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2006; 1094: 330-334.

Affiliation

Child and Family Resilience Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1230, New York City, NY 10029. yoko.nomura@mssm.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1196/annals.1376.044

PMID

17347371

Abstract

To find the biological basis of resilience, we exploited data from a longitudinal community-based study of 1,748 adult children, followed from birth to adulthood. Results showed that those with both abuse and perinatal problems demonstrated synergistically impaired well-being, a higher rate of school dropout, lower sense of success, and lower income. Among abused adult children (n = 271), we found that those without, relative to those with, perinatal problems had lower risk for adult psychopathology. An examination of the biological base of resilience could be added in a multidimensional/multifactorial model to help researchers identify ways to promote resiliency even before birth.

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