title: Storytelling: an approach that can help to develop resilience.
abstract: Stories convey values and emotions, and can reveal the differences and similarities between people's experiences. Elucidating personal stories involves sharing which can help form bonds and supportive networks. With reflection, these can help to develop resilience. While the literature recognises the potential cathartic and therapeutic benefits associated with storytelling in research, links between the development of personal resilience and storytelling for research purposes have not been drawn. This paper argues that storytelling aids the development of personal resilience and provides opportunities to celebrate the hardiness of research participants who contribute to knowledge by recounting their stories of difficulty and adversity.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Social and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Leah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: East
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods; D036301:Qualitative Research; D055500:Resilience, Psychological