Intervention studies to foster resilience – A systematic review and proposal for a resilience framework in future intervention studies

Chmitorz, Andrea; Kunzler, Angela; Helmreich, Isabella; Tüscher, Oliver; Kalisch, Raffaël; Kubiak, Thomas; Wessa, Michèle; Lieb, Klaus

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2017.11.002

reviewClinical Psychology ReviewNov 10, 2017HYBRID OA

Intervention studies to foster resilience – A systematic review and proposal for a resilience framework in future intervention studies

ACAndrea Chmitorz AKAngela Kunzler IHIsabella Helmreich OTOliver Tüscher RKRaffaël Kalisch

Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Psychological resilience refers to the phenomenon that many people are able to adapt to the challenges of life and maintain mental health despite exposure to adversity. This has stimulated research on training programs to foster psychological resilience. We evaluated concepts, methods and designs of 43 randomized controlled trials published between 1979 and 2014 which assessed the efficacy of such training programs and propose standards for future intervention research based on recent developments in the field. We found that concepts, methods and designs in current resilience intervention studies are of limited use to properly assess efficacy of interventions to foster resilience. Major problems are the use of…

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Intervention (counseling)
Psychological intervention
Psychology
Stressor
Mental health
Resilience (materials science)
Psychological resilience
Applied psychology

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