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The American Journal of Family Therapy Volume 43, 2015 - Issue 2
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The Relationship Between Family Resilience and Aging Successfully

Averria Sirkin MartinStein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California, San Diego, California, USA, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA;Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Brian J. DistelbergDepartment of Counseling and Family Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA
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Joana Abed ElahadStein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California, San Diego, California, USA, and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA;Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
Pages 163-179 | Published online: 12 Jan 2015
 
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Abstract

Aging families encounter non-normative and age-related challenges that often cause stress on the family system. The concept of family resilience provides a relevant strength-based perspective for recognizing the multigenerational transitions and challenges encountered by families as they age. Based on the existing family resilience and successful aging literature we outline and provide potential clinical direction for three key constructs (flexibility, social support, and spirituality/religiosity) which have the largest supportive body of evidence in the aging and resilience literature. Recognizing the characteristics that contribute to aging well through a family resilience lens lays the foundation for strength-based intervention with aging families.

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