Table 1
Individual-level, family level, and social environment-level resources
Individual-level
resources
Protective mechanism Select authors
Constitutional resilience * Positive temperament
* Robust neurobiology
Smith (1999)
Allen (1998)
Werner (1995)
Brooks (1994)
Garmezy (1991)
Rutter (1987)
Sociability * Responsiveness to others
* Pro-social attitudes
* Attachment to others
Luthar (1991. 1993)
Werner (1995)
Dyer and McGuinness (1996)
Allen (1998)