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Ann Masten has been at the forefront of the ever-changing science of resilience

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The word resilience stems from the Latin verb resilire (to rebound).

As a living system, a human individual could be described as resilient when showing a pattern of adaptation or recovery in the context of potentially destabilizing threats

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Resilience science emerged from the same roots that gave rise to developmental psychopathology, an integrative and multidisciplinary approach to mental health theory and practice that emphasizes the full range of individual differences in adaptation and development over the lifespan (Cicchetti, 2006, 2010; Masten, 2006a, 2012a).

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Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) scale, a instrument designed to assess positive early life experiences in adults with histories of childhood maltreatment and other adversities

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Resilient children are likely to have a close relationship to a caring parent figure and bonds to caring adults outside the family (Santrock, 2011).

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Masten, A. S. (2015). Ordinary magic: Resilience in development. New York (NY): The Guilford Press.

Masten, A., & Barnes, A. (1970, January 01). Resilience in Children: Developmental Perspectives. Retrieved from https://experts.umn.edu/en/publications/resilience-in-children-developmental-perspectives

Santrock, J. W. (2013). Children. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

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1. Mission with positive goals

2. Models and measures that include promotive and protective factors as well as positive criteria for evaluating success

3. Methods to mitigate risk, boost assets, and mobilize adaptive systems

4. Multi-sector and multi-level alignment to create synergy for change

5. Maximizing leverage for change by strategic timing and targeting