title: Resilience: a concept analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Concept analysis of resilience.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the concept of resilience and provide a definition of resilience that is contextually independent of specific age-related groups or populations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Resilience is being increasingly studied in innovative ways among diverse populations. The broadly accepted definition of the term, however, has evolved through literature related specifically to children and adolescents. This concept analysis can provide a fundamental definition of resilience that is derived from the evolution of the term but broadly supports contemporary applications. Resilience researchers can apply this definition when exploring the possibility of resilience-based interventions.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA. mearvolino@austin.rr.com
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Earvolino-Ramirez
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009769:Object Attachment; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D013694:Temperament; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic