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Resiliency and the Emerging Deaf Adult

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This chapter is organized into four sections. First, the theoretical perspective is briefly outlined. Second, protective factors and vulnerability factors and mechanisms are summarized. Third, an overview of the research on the resilience characteristics of deaf and hard of hearing individuals is provided. Lastly, the analysis of the archival data is framed within a resilience model and embedded with questions related to the implications of the findings.

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  1. School Psychology Program, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA

    Jennifer Lukomski

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  1. Missouri Institute of Mental Health, Arsenal 5400, St. Louis, 63139, Missouri, USA

    Debra H. Zand

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    Katherine J. Pierce

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Lukomski, J. (2011). Resiliency and the Emerging Deaf Adult. In: Zand, D., Pierce, K. (eds) Resilience in Deaf Children. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7796-0_15

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