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Study design | Participants | Social-cultural context | Theoretical framework | Attributes | Antecedents (stressors) | Antecedents (facilitators) | Consequences | |
Ahlert et al. (2012) | Mixed method | 54 families across four racial groups | Four main racial groups in South Africa including Black, White, Colored, and Indian | Resiliency model of stress, adjustment, and adaptation | ∙ Interconnectedness ∙ Resourcefulness ∙ Collaborative problem-solving ∙ Open communication patterns | ∙ Families with deaf or hard of hearing children | ∙ Spirituality | ∙ Adaptation and coping with stresses |
Greeff et al. (2008) | Qualitative | 26 adolescents ∙ 51 parents | ∙ Xhosa-speaking ∙ Deeply imbedded spirituality in Africans | Not specified | ∙ Resourcefulness | ∙ Experiencing either the death of a child or a serious financial setback | ∙ Spirituality | ∙ Adaptation and bounce back from a crisis period |
Greeff et al. (2011) | Mixed method | ∙ 89 bereaved parents ∙ 67 bereaved siblings | ∙ Flemish- speaking ∙ Belgium | Resiliency model | ∙ Collective confidence ∙ Interconnectedness ∙ Positive life view ∙ Resourcefulness | ∙ Experiencing the death of children before 3 to 6 years | ∙ Spirituality | ∙ Family adaptation after the loss (family sense of coherence) |
Levine (2009) | Qualitative | 15 single mothers | Not specified | Family stress and coping theory Family adjustment and adaptation response. Family resilience framework | ∙ Positive life view ∙ Resourcefulness | ∙ Single mother of children with disability | ∙ Not specified | ∙ Resilience building |
McDermott et al. (2010) | Descriptive | ∙ 568 children ∙ 441 parents | A history of a very severe cyclone | Not specified | ∙ Collective confidence ∙ Open communication patterns | ∙ Experiencing a disaster (cyclone) | ∙ Not specified | ∙ Low family resilience was associated with child’s emotional problems |
Shin et al. (2010) | Descriptive | ∙ 178 adolescents with parental divorce | Three different types of primary caregiver in divorced families (fathers, mothers, and grandparents) | Resiliency model of family stress, adjustment and adaptation | ∙ Positive life view ∙ Resourcefulness ∙ Open communication patterns ∙ Collaborative problem-solving | ∙ Parental divorce |
| ∙ Adolescents’ adjustment |