There is need for greater clarity around the concept of resilience as it relates to the period of
adolescence. Literature on resilience published between 1990 and 2000 and relevant to
adolescents aged between 12-and 18-years of age was reviewed with the aim of examining
the various uses of the term, and commenting on how specific ways of conceptualizing of
resilience may help develop new research agendas in the field. By bringing together ideas
on resilience from a variety of research and clinical perspectives, the purpose of the review�…