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Sherry Hamby Life Paths Appalachian Research Center Victoria Banyard University of New Hampshire John Grych Marquette University I’d also like to acknowledge the assistance of Elizabeth Taylor, Wojciech Kaczkowski, Alli Smith, AnnyaShalun, Zach Blount and many other research assistants and community members. SoutheasternPsychologicallAssociationMeeting(SEPA),Atlantal,GA,March,2017 [email protected]
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Sherry HambyLife Paths Appalachian Research Center
Victoria BanyardUniversity of New Hampshire
John GrychMarquette University
I’d also like to acknowledge the assistance of Elizabeth Taylor, WojciechKaczkowski, AlliSmith, AnnyaShalun, Zach Blount and many other research assistants and community members.
Southeastern PsychologicallAssociation Meeting (SEPA), Atlantal, GA, March, [email protected]
Happiness Meaning Love
“A CBCL t-score < 60”“Relatively low
levels of anxiety”“Not too much
delinquency”
59.258.4
52.350.449.248.4
44.838.5
35.328.2
24.821.921.921.22019.3
15.612.411.8
9.986.3
0 20 40 60 80 100
Social discrediting by peers
Social exclusion by peers
Relational aggression by peers
Physical intimidation by peers
Exposed to parental displaced…
Physical assault by adult
Psychological/emotional abuse
Physical abuse by caregiver
Neglect from parent incapacitation
Neglect from parental absence
Any victimization
Prevalence Rate
Victimization
72.9
65.7
36.5
35.2
30.9
30.7
25.4
21.9
21.7
19.1
12.6
90.6
0 20 40 60 80 100
Friend or family death
Friend or family hospitalization
Parent unemployment
Parent conflict
Hospitalization
Family substance abuse
Friend or family suicide attempt
Home damaged in disaster
Parent incarceration
Repeat school year
Parent military deployment
Any Adverse Life Event
Prevalence Rate
Adverse Life Events
COPING RESPONSES:(What you do) Coping, including
appraisal, regulatory behavior,
meaning-making behavior
WELL-BEING:Physical, Psychological,
Multiple dimensions of
Well-Being
ADVERSITY:Victimization, loss,
illness/injury, other life
events
A
F
G linear or curvilinear
E linear or curvilinear
RESOURCES & ASSETS:External resources (what you have)
SES
Caregivers (kids)/Partners (adults)
Safe, stable environment
Community, culture
Internal assets (who you are)
Cognitive abilities
Character strengths
D
B
CWANT TO
PREVENT
ADVERSITY?
FOCUS HERE
WANT TO MINIMIZE
THE HARM OF PAST
ADVERSITY? FOCUS
ON THESE TARGETS
Resilience Portfolio Model;
Grych, Hamby & Banyard, 2015
Stepping outside the ivory
tower
REGULATORY
STRENGTHS
MEANING
MAKING
STRENGTHS
INTERPERSONAL
STRENGTHS
Thriving
Mental health
(42%)
Spiritual well-being
(47%)
Subjective well-being
(58%)
Physical health (24%)
Post-traumatic
growth
(58%)
Adversities
and
strengths
accounted
for 1-19% of
the
variability in
well-being,
while
strengths
accounted
for 23-49%.
AdversitiesStrengths
These interpersonal strengths
somewhat reduce the effects of these
adversities on mental health
Poly-victimization***
Financial Strain*
Poly-strengths*
Emotional awareness**
Emotional regulation***
Purpose*
Optimism**
*** p < .001, ** p < .01, * p < .05
AdversitiesStrengths
Financial Strain***
Adverse Life Events*
Poly-strengths***
Endurance**
Purpose***
Optimism*
Generativity***
*** p < .001, ** p < .01, * p < .05
AdversitiesStrengths
Financial Strain***
Poly-strengths***
Endurance**
Emotional awareness**
Emotional regulation*
Coping***
Purpose***
Religious Meaning
making***
Compassion**
*** p < .001, ** p < .01, * p < .05
• Regular exercise (actually most routines, even sleep!):– Endurance
– Optimism
Volunteering improves:
Generativity
Community support
• Mindfulness meditation improves:
– Compassion
– Emotional awareness
– Emotional regulation
Spirituality &
religious
involvement
improve:
-- Purpose
-- Social Support
Abstract principles
Warning signs
Debunking myths
Narratives matter in
communities, schools and
other settings. How does a
group define themselves?
Who needs to be at the table
to craft or change a master
narrative?
Other possible candidates for
key strengths:
Recovering positive affect
School climate
Relational accountability
Future orientation
Impulse control
Scales, narrative and strengths-based resources at http://lifepathsresearch.org
Resilience Portfolio Interview can be found there, under tab for Educators and Therapists
The VIGOR, a new strengths-based safety plan for domestic violence:
http://thevigor.org
Psychology Today blog: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-web-violence (includes blogs on basic therapy and communication skills)
Letter to My Teenage Daughter About Sexual Assault
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-web-violence/201609/letter-my-teenage-daughter-about-sexual-assault
Letter to My Teenage Son About Sexual Assault
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-web-violence/201609/letter-my-teenage-son-about-sexual-assault
