Uses and abuses of the resilience construct: Loss, trauma, and health-related adversities
Social Science & MedicinePublished 27 January 2012
George A. Bonanno
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Three approaches that have suffered from serious conceptual misunderstandings are reviewed: resilience as a personality characteristic; resilience as the absence of psychopathology; resilient as a general term to connote average levels of psychological adjustment; and research that avoids these pitfalls by defining resilience asA stable trajectory of healthy functioning in response to a clearly defined event.
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The aim of the present study was to understand the experiences and perceptions of newly graduated nurses in relation to resilience by providing an interpretive synthesis of the existing qualitative literature on this topic.Resilience in newly graduated nurses has been associated with increased satisfaction and decreased turnover. As the experience of resilience is unique to each individual, qualitative studies are well suited to explore this concept, yet the existing data is heterogenous.A qualitative metasynthesis was conducted using a meta-ethnographic approach.The search was performed using PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global for the English literature and NDSL, KCI, RISS, KISS and DBpia for the Korean literature. The JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research was used to assess the quality of studies. An a priori protocol was created and registered on the Open Science Framework (Randall & De Gagne, 2022).The final review included seven articles published between 2008 and 2021. Three main themes were identified: (1) internal experience of resilience; (2) external sources of resilience; and (3) building resilience over time. Subthemes were also identified.This study indicates that resilience can be developed over time during the period of transition from student nurse to professional nurse and is impacted by personal and organizational influences. The promotion of resilience presents considerations and opportunities for health care leaders and administrators.
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