Personal Resilience in the Midst of Crisis: Empirical Findings From Positive Psychology

resiliencepositive psychologylife stressorsPeople vary in their resilience in response to personal crises. A relatively new science entitled positive psychology offers some suggestions for ways to improve one's own resilience. This science uses empirical scientific methods to study wellbeing, strengths, and optimal human functioning. Some findings from positive psychology are reviewed.Tweed, R. G., & Conway, L. G. C., III. (2009). Personal resilience in the midst of crisis: Empirical findings from positive psychology. LCC Liberal Arts Studies, 2, 25-43.