Book Review: Ordinary magic: Resilience in development by Masten, A. S.

Abstract

IntroductionOrdinary Magic: Resilience in Development, by Ann S. Masten, amalgamates the many aspects of resilience research: from neurobiological theories to familial, school, and cultural contexts of development, and from individual resilience to adaptive systems. This book comprehensively integrates resilience research on children and adolescents from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives. Ordinary Magic acts as a thorough foundational text for scholars, students, and professionals seeking involvement in the field of resilience science. The scope of this book extends current understandings of resilience to applied practices that can be implemented by researchers, psychologists, and multi-disciplinary practitioners to promote growth in resilience. As an internationally recognized resilience researcher, Masten intends for this book to be used as a resource to guide the development of resilience-focused programs involving empirically supported strengths-based strategies and models. Through an examination of existing controversies, Masten emphasizes future directions for research and practice in the field of resilience by presenting a resilience framework to inform further research in the field.

The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Risk-Taking Behaviors in Emerging Adults: The Mediating Role of Resilience and Gender Difference

“…Additionally, people with high resilience may have more psychological advantages and accessible resources, such as optimism, self-esteem, self-confidence, active coping strategies, and social support (Connor & Davidson, 2003). Resilience is regarded not only as a byproduct of exposure to moderate adversity (Liu et al, 2017), it also offers protective factors, such as the ability to maintain a close relationship with other capable adults, emotional regulation, self-efficacy, self-control, motivation, and problem-solving skills that counteract potential risks and vulnerabilities (Gray et al, 2015). Thus, resilience can buffer or mitigate the associations of poor sleep quality on risk-taking behaviors and was seen to facilitate successful adaptation in the present study.…”