Abstract. Resilience is conceptualized as a dynamic or compensatory process of positive adaption despite significant adversity. Both aspects, the positive outcome and the threat side, warrant careful consideration. ...

Abstract. Biological correlates of resilience have only started to be studied in recent years. This paper presents a review on current empirical findings; we report gender-specific aspects ...

Abstract. For many years, research on divorce was dominated by the so called deficit hypothesis. Only recently has the idea been emphasized that parents and children can make the best of the ...

Abstract. The assessment and the significance of attachment in young children with Down-syndrome (DS) is scientifically controversial. Data from 16 young children with attachment ...

Abstract. Adolescent and single mothers and their infants are a high-risk group. They are exposed to multiple sources of stress and experience little social support. The accumulation and ...

Abstract. In a longitudinal study involving 103 subjects, the relationship between individual styles of coping with daily events, assessed at five different times during adolescence ...

Abstract. Generalized anxiety disorder in children and adolescents frequently turns out to be very complex with different comorbid anxiety disorders and depressive symptoms. Consequently, ...