Resilience in Aging Concepts, Research, and Outcomes
This updated and expanded second edition of Resilience in Aging offers a comprehensive description of the current state of knowledge with regard to resilience from physiological (including genetic), psychological (including cognitive and creativ
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ience in Aging Concepts, Research, and Outcomes Second Edition
Resilience in Aging
Barbara Resnick Lisa P. Gwyther Karen A. Roberto •
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Resilience in Aging Concepts, Research, and Outcomes Second Edition
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Editors Barbara Resnick School of Nursing University of Maryland Baltimore, MD, USA
Karen A. Roberto Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA, USA
Lisa P. Gwyther Duke University Durham, NC, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-04554-8 ISBN 978-3-030-04555-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04555-5
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Preface
Like every book, this book has a story behind the making. The first edition was written after I was contacted by our publisher, Janice Stern who encouraged me to write something on resilience similar to work that Springer had published on children. She contacted me around the time I was living and breathing resilience as I was recovering from microfracture surgery of my knee and was having to deal with being nonweight bearing on my left lower extremity for 2 months. That and my own research in the area of motivation and resilience of older adults made me seize this opportunity. Simultaneously, the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) was planning the 61st annual scientific meeting with the theme set at “Resilience in an Aging Society: Risks and Opportunities”. As the Health Section Chair for the GSA that year (2008), I was part of the conference planning committee and had the opportunity to learn about the many sessions highlighting and addressing resilience in older adults. Fascinated with t
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