Resilience, Meaning, and Well-Being
Abstract
In this issue of The Counseling Psychologist, Smith presents an array of important strength-related literature and offers propositions, stages, and counseling recommendations to foster resilience among youth. This article argues, however, that the strength-based counseling model is not sufficiently operational or clearly distinguishable from other models and that more inclusion of the adult well-being literature could help to clarify key constructs and relationships among variables. The author proffers a focal operationalization of psychological resilience as generalized self-efficacy and discusses the importance of cultural moderators of resilience effects and meaning in life as a predictor of well-being. He recommends studying the incremental therapeutic benefits of strength-focused interventions. © 2005, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
Publication Title
The Counseling Psychologist
Recommended Citation
Lightsey, O. (2006). Resilience, Meaning, and Well-Being. The Counseling Psychologist, 34 (1), 96-107. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000005282369
