Abstract
The concept of resilience has initiated a paradigm shift in the fields of child development and prevention. This shift has focused on the innate capacity of individuals to face up to adverse events, withstand considerable hardships, and be made stronger by these events. There are few conditions in life that can be more adverse than to be young and live in the streets of major cities of the world. This chapter involves a study of a group of street children and youth in Manila who had shown evidence of resilience in the face of adversity. A search was made for the factors that made for their resilience, with the hope that these factors can be enhanced and be made useful in the battle against the dangers in the streets, particularly the danger of substance abuse.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
Bandura, A. (1977). Social learning theory. Englewood Ciffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Biafora, F. A., Warheit, G. L., Vega, W. A., Gil, A. G. (1994). Stressful life events and changes in substance abuse among a multiracial/ethnic sample of adolescent boys.
Bleuler, M. (1978). The Schizophrenic disorders. New haven, CT: Yale University Pres.
de Wilde, E. J., Kienhorst, I. E. W. M., Diekstra, R. F. W., & Wolfers, W. G. G. (1992). The relationship between adolescent suicidal behavior and life events in childhood and adolescence. American Journal of Psychiatry, 149, 45–51.
Duncan, D. F. (1977). Life stress as a precursor to adolescent drug dependence. International Journal of Addiction, 12, 1047–1056.
Freidrich, W., Reams, R., & Jacobs, J. (1982). Depression and suicidal ideation in early adolescent. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 11, 403–407.
Grothberg, E. (1995). The international resilience project. Resilience: Research, Application, and Policy, Civitan International Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A. resilnet.uiuc.edu/library/grotb95a.html
Masten, A. S., & Powell, J. L. (2003). A resilience framework for research, policy, and practice. In S. S. Luthar (Ed.), Resilience and vulnerability: Adaptation in the context of childhood adversities. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Neiman, L. (1988). A critical review of resilience literature and its relevance to homeless children. Children’s Environments Quarterly, 5, 17–25.
O’ Sullivan, C. M. (1991). The relationship between childhood mentors and resilience in adult children of alcoholics. Family Dynamics of Addiction Quarterly, 1(4), 49–49.
Rhodes, J. E. & Jason, L. A. (1990). A social stress model of substance abuse. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 58(4), 395–401.
Richmond, J. B. & Beardslee, W. R. (1988). Resilience: Research and practical applications for pediatricians. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 9(3), 157–163.
Sameroff, A. J., & Mckenzie, M. (2003). Research strategies for capturing transactional models of development: The limit of the possible. Development and Psychopathology, 15, 613–640.
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF). (1988). The Situation of Street Children in Ten Cities.
The Council of the Welfare of Children (CWL). (2006). The situation of Children in the Philippines.
Turner, S. Norman, E., & Zunz, S. (1993). From risk to resilience, a paradigm shift, a literature review and annotated bibiliography. Fordham University Graduate School of Social Sciences.
Werner, E. E. (1994). Overcoming the odds. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 15(2), 131–136.
Wolff, S. (1995). The concept of resilience. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 29(4), 565–574.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 Springer India
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Banaag, C.G. (2016). Street Children: Stories of Adversity and Resilience. In: Malhotra, S., Santosh, P. (eds) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3619-1_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3619-1_9
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, New Delhi
Print ISBN: 978-81-322-3617-7
Online ISBN: 978-81-322-3619-1
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and PsychologyBehavioral Science and Psychology (R0)