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SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena and Irena SOBOTKOVÁ. Family Resilience : Positive Psychology Approach to Healthy Family Functioning. In Kumar, Updesh. The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Resilience. Oxford: Routledge. p. 379-390. Routledge International Handbooks. ISBN 978-1-138-95487-8. 2017.

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Basic information
Original name	Family Resilience : Positive Psychology Approach to Healthy Family Functioning
Authors	SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Irena SOBOTKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic).
Edition	Oxford, The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Resilience, p. 379-390, 12 pp. Routledge International Handbooks, 2017.
Publisher	Routledge

Other information
Original language	English
Type of outcome	Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study	50102 Psychology, special ;
Country of publisher	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree	is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form	printed version "print"
RIV identification code	RIV/00216224:14210/17:00095873
Organization unit	Faculty of Arts
ISBN	978-1-138-95487-8
Keywords in English	family resilience; positive psychology; family functioning
Tags	rivok, topvydavatel
Tags	International impact, Reviewed
Changed by	Changed by: Mgr. Marie Skřivanová, učo 262124. Changed: 10/5/2018 15:25.

Abstract
Nowadays, many families are exposed to changing living conditions, increasing life demands and disruptive crises. The concept of family resilience has become very important. Family resilience is understood as a process which protects and recovers family functioning and involves positive transformation and growth. The family resilience framework is theoretically enshrined in the family systems approach. Recently, new findings in the field of positive psychology have started to reveal the factors behind well-functioning and flourishing families. The present chapter introduces positive factors and key processes of family resilience that contribute to optimal functioning of the family system. The basic and general factors supporting family resilience include, among others, effective communication, cohesion, family hardiness, hope, positive outlook, and well-being of family members. This shows clearly that family psychology overlaps with positive psychology and health psychology in the family resilience framework. The chapter presents a research-informed overview of various approaches for understanding and strengthening family resilience. Practice applications, including strategies and interventions based on the positive psychology approach, are described. Application of the conceptual framework of resilience in prevention and intervention efforts to strengthen healthy family functioning in counselling and therapeutic contexts is also highlighted.

Abstract

Nowadays, many families are exposed to changing living conditions, increasing life demands and disruptive crises. The concept of family resilience has become very important. Family resilience is understood as a process which protects and recovers family functioning and involves positive transformation and growth. The family resilience framework is theoretically enshrined in the family systems approach. Recently, new findings in the field of positive psychology have started to reveal the factors behind well-functioning and flourishing families. The present chapter introduces positive factors and key processes of family resilience that contribute to optimal functioning of the family system. The basic and general factors supporting family resilience include, among others, effective communication, cohesion, family hardiness, hope, positive outlook, and well-being of family members. This shows clearly that family psychology overlaps with positive psychology and health psychology in the family resilience framework. The chapter presents a research-informed overview of various approaches for understanding and strengthening family resilience. Practice applications, including strategies and interventions based on the positive psychology approach, are described. Application of the conceptual framework of resilience in prevention and intervention efforts to strengthen healthy family functioning in counselling and therapeutic contexts is also highlighted.