Denise Buote

The Power of Connection

Resiliency among adolescents who have insecure attachment styles

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What can assist youth in overcoming the drive to avoid reaching out to others and feel fully connected in a relational way? Who are the youth who are more likely to reach out? The present study provided a unique window into the relation of attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety to dimensions of resiliency among 94 adolescents living in a large Canadian urban centre. Although these youth came from backgrounds that emcompassed a great deal of life stress, findings revealed significant differences among these youth. Specifically, adolescents who can be characterised as stress- resilient scored significantly higher on dimensions of relationships with adults, optimism and number of adults identified as being important in comparison to those who are more stress-affected. Additionally, stress-resilient adolescents scored significantly lower on the attachment avoidance. Together, these findings have important implications for the way in which we can engage youth in growth promoting relationships.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783639211412
• ISBN-10: 3639211413
• Artikelnr.: 27970100

Autorenporträt

Denise Buote has spent 20 years working with youth in schools,therapeutic settings and in the community. She is a trained teacher and counselor. Currently, she is engaged in community-based research and evaluation in the area of health and education. Denise has also founded a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting youth at-risk.