Protective factors

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Peer Reviewed Journal: 2009-07134-002.

Title

Exploring the gender differences in protective factors: Implications for understanding resiliency. [References].

Publication Date

Jun 2009

Year of Publication 2009

Language

English

Author

Hartman, Jennifer L; Turner, Michael G; Daigle, Leah E; Exum, M. Lyn; Cullen, Francis T.

E-Mail Address

Hartman, Jennifer L.: jhartman@uncc.edu

Correspondence Address

Hartman, Jennifer L.: Department of Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 5073 Colvard Hall, Charlotte, NC, US, 28223-0001, jhartman@uncc.edu

Institution

Hartman, Jennifer L.: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, US Turner, Michael G.: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, US Daigle, Leah E.: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, US Exum, M. Lyn: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, US Cullen, Francis T.: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, US

Source

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Vol.53(3), Jun 2009, pp. 249277.

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0306-624X

Publisher Information Sage Publications; US

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Electronic

Publication Type

Journal; Peer Reviewed Journal

Document Type

Journal Article

Abstract

Understanding the causes of why individuals desist from or are resilient to delinquency and drug use has become a salient social concern. Much research has centered on the effects

that protective factorspossess in fostering resiliency but that research has not fully explored how the effects of protectivefactors might vary across gender. Using a sample of 711 individuals from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, Child-Mother data set, the authors investigate how individual protective factors vary across gender on two measures of resiliency that document the lack of involvement in serious delinquency and drug use. They also examine whether the accumulation of protective factors varies across gender in fostering resiliency. The findings suggest that although males and females rely on different individualprotective factors to foster resiliency, the accumulation of protective factors appears to be equally important for males and females in promoting resiliency. The authors discuss theoretical and policy implications. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract)

Digital Object Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030662...

PMID

19116391

Key Concepts

protective factors, resiliency, gender differences, delinquency, drug use

Subject Headings

*Human Sex Differences *Juvenile Delinquency *Protective Factors *Resilience (Psychological) Drug Usage

Classification Code

Criminal Behavior & Juvenile Delinquency [3236]

Population Group

Human; Male; Female. Adolescence (13-17 yrs); Adulthood (18 yrs & older); Young Adulthood (18-29 yrs)

Location

US

Methodology

Empirical Study; Longitudinal Study; Prospective Study; Quantitative Study

Grant/Sponsorship

Sponsor: National Institute of Justice. US Grant: 98-IJCX-0026 Recepient: No recipient indicated

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Dissertation Abstract: 2011-99140-555. Late-life suicide: A qualitative examination of resiliency and protective factors in families.

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Publication Language Author Institution English Quinlan-Downs, Raechelle. Quinlan-Downs, Raechelle: Alliant International U, San Diego, US Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering. Vol.72(1-B),2011, pp. 550. 0419-4217 978-1-124-37430-7

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Dissertation This study utilized a qualitative approach as a means to explore the experiences of suicide survivors who had lost an older loved one to suicide. Although researchers and mental health professionals clearly recognize the need for better assessment skills and intervention

techniques to lower suicide risk, older adults continue to remain the highest at-risk group for suicide. This study focused on the presence or absence of protective factors in older adults and their family system, as well as potential resiliencyfactors that could have been strengthened in the family. Method: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 10 males and females who were close family members who had lost a loved one to suicide. The interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using the Constant Comparative Method (Maykut & Morehouse, 1994). Findings: Four categories that contained 11 major themes and 3 minor themes emerged regarding the experience suicide survivors. Predisposing risk factors that the suicide survivors recognized in their loved ones who committed suicide included (a) the suiciders experienced death or loss of friends and/or loves ones, (b) the suiciders were experiencing anhedonia, (c) the suiciders had a diagnosable medical condition and/or signs and symptoms of a significant illness, (d) the suiciders did not openly profess religious, spiritual, and/or meaning making beliefs, and (e) the suiciders had experienced loss in the area of their role or status. Protective factors in those who committed suicide as perceived by the suicide survivors included (a) the suicide survivors had one or more significant relationship, (b) the suicide survivors had not experienced any obvious conflict or disagreements with family and/or friends, and (c) the suiciders were a parent, or grandparent of one or more children. The treatment of those who committed suicide as reported by the survivors were (a) the suiciders had been seen by their medical doctors close to the time of their suicide, and (b) the suiciders were not being treated by mental health professionals. Lastly, the reaction of the suicide survivors included (a)

the suicide survivors endorsed spirituality and/or made meaning out of tragedy, (b) the suicide survivors all experienced a certain degree of sadness due to the loss of their loved one, (c) the suicide survivors experienced shock regarding the death of their older loved one, and (d) the suicide survivors experienced a level of denial regarding the suicide of their loved one. Additional findings emerged from this study that may contribute to a better understanding of late-life suicide, family functioning, and resiliency. Clinical implications indicate the necessity for additional assessment and effective intervention models that need development or refinement for mental health professionals and medical personnel Finally, potential future research was provided in order to assist with other studies which may expand upon the finding of the current study devoted to late-life suiciders and suicide survivors. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved) Key Concepts resiliency, protective factors, families, late-life suicide, survivors Subject Headings *Family *Protective Factors *Resilience (Psychological) *Suicide *Survivors

Classification Health & Mental Health Treatment & Prevention Code [3300] Population Group Human; Male; Female. Adulthood (18 yrs & older)

Methodology Empirical Study; Interview; Qualitative Study Update Code 20111017 (PsycINFO)