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86% of teens report that their parents always or sometimes let them know they were proud of something they had done.
“Resilient” adolescents are those who have managed to cope effectively, even in the face of stress and other difficult circumstances, and are poised to enter adulthood with a good chance of positive mental health.[1],[2] A number of factors promote resilience in adolescents—among the most important are caring relationships with adults and an easy-going disposition.[3] Adolescents themselves can use a number of strategies, including exercising regularly, to reduce stress and promote resilience.[4] Schools and communities are also recognizing the importance of resilience and general “emotional intelligence” in adolescents’ lives—a growing number of courses and community programs focus on adolescents’ social-emotional learning and coping skills.[5],[6]
[1]Werner, E. E. (1995). Resilience in development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 4(3), 81-85
[2]Steinberg, L. (2005). Adolescence. 7th ed. Boston, MA: McGraw Hill.
[3]Masten, A. S., & Coatsworth, J. D. (1998). The development of competence in favorable and unfavorable environments: Lessons from research on successful children. American Psychologist, 53(2), 205-220
[4]American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. (2006). Facts for families: Helping teenagers with stress. Retrieved February 16, 2011, from http://www.aacap.org/galleries/FactsForFamilies/66_helping_teenagers_with_stress.pdf
[5]Snyder, F. J., Flay, B. R., Vucinich, S., Acock, A., Washburn, I. J., Beets, M. W., et al. (2010). Impact of a social-emotional and character development program on school-level indicators of academic achievement, absenteeism, and disciplinary outcomes: A matched-pair, cluster randomized, controlled trial. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 3(1), 26-55
[6]Payton, J., Weissberg, R. P., Durlak, J. A., Dymnicki, A. B., Taylor, R. D., Schellinger, K. B., et al. (2008). The positive impact of social and emotional learning for kindergarten to eighth-grade students: Findings from three scientific reviews. Retrieved June 1, 2011, from http://www.lpfch.org/sel/casel-fullreport.pdf
