“…Lee et al carried out a conceptual review on resilience as a positive youth development construct and identified bonding, emotional competence, self‐regulation, positive self‐perceptions, valued talents, optimism, perceived control, self‐efficacy, attractiveness to others, an organized home environment, and active coping as protective factors for psychological resilience in adolescents; however, these findings do not refer specifically to adolescents experiencing parental cancer. Openness to adult relationships, identification of personal strengths, and the establishment of mentor relationships are tools for building resilience . Ungar (, p.24) summarized the protective factors required for resilience to occur in persons in general: (a) close relationship with a caring adult; (b) self‐esteem; (c) experience control in some aspect of life; (d) opportunities to use talents; and (e) access to supports to thrive (education, housing, and health care).…”