Handbook of Adult Resilience

561 Pages·2009·4.49 MB·English

Handbook of adult Resilience

Handbook of
adult Resilience
Edited by
John W. Reich
Alex J. Zautra
John Stuart Hall
THE GUILFORD PRESS
New York London
To Deborah, my wife and continuing role model
for resilient beliefs and actions.
—J. W. R.
To Eva, for her tireless support, her ever-present encouragement,
and her enthusiastic embrace of good work
as a key to the good life.
—A. J. Z.
To Connie, for her endless contributions
to my resilience, health, and happiness.
—J. S. H.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Handbook of adult resilience / edited by John W. Reich, Alex J. Zautra,
John Stuart Hall.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60623-488-4 (hardcover)
1. Resilience (Personality trait). 2. Crisis management. 3. Community
organization. I. Reich, John W., 1937– II. Zautra, Alex. III. Hall,
John Stuart, 1942–
BF698.35.R47H36 2010
155.2′4—dc22
2009023674
About the Editors
John W. Reich, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Arizona State Uni-
versity (ASU). His work has focused on the application of social psychological
concepts in understanding societal issues and the development of interventions
for improving individuals’ well-being. Dr. Reich and the other two coeditors are
members of the ASU Resilience Solutions Group, which was the source of the de-
velopment of this handbook.
Alex J. Zautra, PhD, is Foundation Professor of Clinical Psychology at ASU. His
research, clinical work, teaching, and publications explore fundamental mind–
body issues such as the role of positive emotion in health and the sources of re-
silience within the person that restore health and well-being following challenges
from stressors at home, at work, and in community life. Dr. Zautra’s current re-
search focuses on resilience to chronic pain and resilience as people age.
John Stuart Hall, PhD, is Professor of Public Affairs and Public Service at ASU. A
founder and former Director of ASU’s School of Public Affairs and its Center for
Urban Studies, and Project Director of over 40 large-scale funded and often inter-
disciplinary urban research projects, Dr. Hall has specialized in linking the Uni-
versity with pressing community public policy and governance issues. His current
research interests include building resilience in communities and urban regions,
and healthy aging.
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Contributors
C. S. Bergeman, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame,
Notre Dame, Indiana
Kathrin Boerner, PhD, Jewish Home Lifecare, Research Institute on Aging,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
George A. Bonanno, PhD, Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology,
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York
Allison B. Brenner, MPH, Department of Health Behavior and Health
Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Michigan
Felipe González Castro, PhD, MSW, Department of Psychology, Arizona State
University, Tempe, Tempe, Arizona
Dennis S. Charney, MD, Departments of Psychiatry, Neuroscience,
and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine,
New York, New York
Sy-Miin Chow, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jeremy Cummings, MA, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green, Ohio
Mary C. Davis, PhD, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University,
Tempe, Tempe, Arizona
Matthew D. Della Porta, MA, Department of Psychology, University of
California, Riverside, Riverside, California
Janet Denhardt, DPA, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University,
Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
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Robert Denhardt, PhD, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University,
Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
Michael A. Faber, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of New
Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
Adriana Feder, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine,
New York, New York
Jenna L. Gress, MA, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University,
Tempe, Tempe, Arizona
John Stuart Hall, PhD, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University,
Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
Vicki S. Helgeson, PhD, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Atara Hiller, BA, Department of Psychology, Barnard College, New York,
New York
Roger A. Hughes, PhD, St. Luke’s Health Initiatives, Phoenix, Arizona
Daniela Jopp, PhD, Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx,
New York
Paul Karoly, PhD, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe,
Tempe, Arizona
Martha Kent, PhD, Phoenix VA Health Care System, Phoenix, Arizona
John P. Kretzmann, PhD, Asset-Based Community Development Institute, School
of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant, PhD, Department of Psychology, Arizona State
University, Tempe, Tempe, Arizona
Lindsey Lopez, MA, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Linda J. Luecken, PhD, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University,
Tempe, Tempe, Arizona
Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California,
Riverside, Riverside, California
Anthony D. Mancini, PhD, Department of Psychology, Pace University,
Pleasantville, New York
Ann S. Masten, PhD, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
John D. Mayer, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire,
Durham, New Hampshire
Judith Tedlie Moskowitz, PhD, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine,
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Contributors ix
Kate E. Murray, MA, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University,
Tempe, Tempe, Arizona
Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD, Departments of Neuroscience, Psychiatry,
and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine,
New York, New York
Anthony D. Ong, PhD, Department of Human Development, College of Human
Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Kenneth I. Pargament, PhD, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State
University, Bowling Green, Ohio
Eshkol Rafaeli, PhD, Department of Psychology, Barnard College, New York,
New York
Andrew E. Skodol, MD, Sunbelt Collaborative, Tucson, Arizona,
and Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona College of Medicine,
Tucson, Arizona
Maren Westphal, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of
Medicine, New York, New York
Margaret O’Dougherty Wright, PhD, Department of Psychology, Miami
University, Oxford, Ohio
Michael Ungar, PhD, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada
Alex J. Zautra, PhD, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University,
Tempe, Tempe, Arizona
Marc A. Zimmerman, PhD, Department of Health Behavior and Health
Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Michigan