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A Re-Examination of Risk and Resilience During Adolescence: Incorporating Culture and Diversity

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We consider risk and resilience within the developmental contexts of youth of African, Asian, Latino, and Native American descent. Conceptual and definitional issues are explained in terms of the role that culture and diversity play in specifying risk and resilience factors for youth of African, Asian, Latino, and Native American descent. We promote a conceptual model of risk and resilience as multidimensional phenomenon. The relevance of culture and diversity in a developmental perspective of youth of African, Asian, Latino, and Native American descent is discussed in a manner that incorporates community psychology principles.

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  2. Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, 103 Gilmer Hall, Charlottesville, VA., 22904–4400

    Melvin N. Wilson (Professor)

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Arrington, E.G., Wilson, M.N. A Re-Examination of Risk and Resilience During Adolescence: Incorporating Culture and Diversity. Journal of Child and Family Studies 9, 221–230 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009423106045

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