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  • Age and Gender Effects on Resilience in Children and Adolescents

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    Sun, Jing
    Stewart, Donald
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    Stewart, Donald E.
    Sun, Jing
    Year published
    2007
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    Abstract
    This cross-sectional, population based study explores the effect of age and gender on resilience and protective factors for mental health in primary school aged children in Brisbane, Australia. Surveys were administered to 1109 male and 1163 female students (N = 2492) in 2004 to assess self-perception of resilience and associated protective factors. Female students are found to be more likely to report higher levels of communication, empathy, help-seeking, and goals for future and aspirations. They also report more positive connections with parents, teachers and adults in the community, and peers in school and outside school, ...
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    This cross-sectional, population based study explores the effect of age and gender on resilience and protective factors for mental health in primary school aged children in Brisbane, Australia. Surveys were administered to 1109 male and 1163 female students (N = 2492) in 2004 to assess self-perception of resilience and associated protective factors. Female students are found to be more likely to report higher levels of communication, empathy, help-seeking, and goals for future and aspirations. They also report more positive connections with parents, teachers and adults in the community, and peers in school and outside school, as well as sense of autonomy experience. These differences, however, show changes over time. The interaction between age and gender is significant for empathy and help-seeking, and for adult support at home, at school and in the community, peer support at school and outside schools, and autonomy experience. This is largely explained by the sharp decline in scores for Year 7 girls. The gender differences in individual characteristics and protective factors for primary school children deserve further investigation, in view of their potential implications for mental health prevention and promotion. Keywords: age, gender, resilience, individual characteristics, protective factors, resilience
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    Journal Title
    International Journal of Mental Health Promotion
    Volume
    9
    Issue
    4
    Publisher URI
    http://www.ijmhp.co.uk/
    Copyright Statement
    © 2007 The Clifford Beers Foundation. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Public Health and Health Services
    Psychology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/16324
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