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Resilience not enough for at-risk adolescents, says BGSU-led study

Adolescent children may be more resilient than adults think—as parents and others are occasionally reminded—but sometimes, personal resiliency alone isn’t enough.

Jean Gerard

When adolescents face multiple difficulties at home and school, with family and peers, their personal resources aren’t sufficient to cope successfully, according to a study led by Jean Gerard, family and consumer sciences.

As a result, argue Gerard and her colleague, Cheryl Buehler of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, ensuring adolescent wellness requires targeting not only youngsters’ personal assets but also availability of resources in their families and communities. Their findings have been published in the November/December issue of the journal Child Development.

Community supports can include such things as parent support groups, youth organizations, mentorship programs and a more personal school environment, where at-risk youth are less likely to get “lost” and feel alienated, says Gerard.

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