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Three-Factor Model of Personal Resiliency and Related Interventions

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This chapter will describe a three-factor model of personal resiliency (Prince-Embury, 2006a, 2006b, 2006c, 2007) that is based on three core developmental systems commonly associated with adaptive functioning. In addition, this chapter will summarize and integrate the developmental theory underlying the three-factor model, present theory, and research evidence supporting the model. This model was developed by Prince-Embury (2006a, 2006b, 2006c, 2007) as a way of simplifying resilience theory for practical application, in conjunction with the development of the Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents (RSCA) (Prince-Embury, 2006a, 2006b, 2006c, 2007) as a user friendly tool for tapping the three-factor model.

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Prince-Embury, S. (2014). Three-Factor Model of Personal Resiliency and Related Interventions. In: Prince-Embury, S., Saklofske, D. (eds) Resilience Interventions for Youth in Diverse Populations. The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0542-3_3

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