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Annual Research Review: Positive adjustment to adversity – trajectories of minimal–impact resilience and emergent resilience

  1. George A. Bonanno,
  2. Erica D. Diminich

Article first published online: 7 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12021

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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Special Issue: Annual Research Review: Resilience in child development

Volume 54, Issue 4, pages 378–401, April 2013

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Bonanno, G. A. and Diminich, E. D. (2013), Annual Research Review: Positive adjustment to adversity – trajectories of minimal–impact resilience and emergent resilience. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54: 378–401. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12021

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  1. Columbia, Teachers College, New York, NY, USA

  1. Conflict of interest statement: No conflicts declared.

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  2. Article first published online: 7 DEC 2012

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