Odporność psychiczna dzieci i młodzieży – wyzwanie dla współczesnej edukacji

Resilience – the ability to withstand and rebound from disruptive life challenges – has become an important concept in mental health theory and research over the past two decades. It involves dynamic processes fostering positive adaptation within the context of significant adversity. This article presents the protective factors that can impact an individual’s success in school. This approach does not focus on attributes such as ability, but on several alterable factors in education (grades, school achievements, relations with a coach or a teacher) that have been found to influence resiliency in children.