TY - JOUR

T1 - The importance of not only individual, but also community and society factors in resilience in later life

AU - Bennett, K.M.

AU - Windle, G.

PY - 2015/9/2

Y1 - 2015/9/2

N2 - Little work has focused on resilience amongst older adults, and few factors have been identified that promote their resilience. Kalisch et al. suggest that socioenvironmental factors are distant influences. We argue, however, that community and societal influences are as important as individual ones. Further, an ecological framework explains why some older adults are resilient whilst others are not

AB - Little work has focused on resilience amongst older adults, and few factors have been identified that promote their resilience. Kalisch et al. suggest that socioenvironmental factors are distant influences. We argue, however, that community and societal influences are as important as individual ones. Further, an ecological framework explains why some older adults are resilient whilst others are not

U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X14001459

DO - 10.1017/S0140525X14001459

M3 - Article

VL - 38

JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences

JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences

SN - 0140-525X

M1 - e94

ER -