Explanations of resilience in women and girls: How applicable to black South African girls

Our aim in this article is to explore what is known about resilience in women and girls; to theorise how gender-roles are reflected in women's and girls' resilience processes; and to explore how apposite researchers' explanations of resilience are for black South African girls. We11“O...

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Published in:Women's studies international forum 2018-07, Vol.69, p.195-211
Main Authors: Jefferis, Tamlynn C., Theron, Linda C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Black girls
Black people
Coping
Cultural groups
Culture
Emotions
Female roles
Gender
Gender roles
Girls
Interdependence
Positive adjustment
Qualitative research
Qualitative synthesis
Resilience
Sex roles
Social interaction
Spirituality
Systematic review
Women
Womens studies
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Summary:Our aim in this article is to explore what is known about resilience in women and girls; to theorise how gender-roles are reflected in women's and girls' resilience processes; and to explore how apposite researchers' explanations of resilience are for black South African girls. We11“Our” and “we” refers to both the first and second author. conducted a systematic review entailing a qualitative synthesis using relevant qualitative studies focusing on resilience in girls and women of all ages and from diverse cultural groups. Findings from studies that report predominantly on the experiences of Western women suggest that women's and girls' resilience-supporting mechanisms (agency and strength-fostering spirituality) are cultivated through constructive relational contexts that offer emotional and pragmatic support. Gender-roles of interdependence, the physical and emotional caretaking of others, and emotional expressiveness manifest in resilience-supporting mechanisms through complex person-context interactions. However, if the context- and culturally-specific nature of resilience is taken into account, explanations of resilience in black South African girls are limited, and further robust research on the subject is needed.
ISSN:0277-5395
1879-243X
DOI:10.1016/j.wsif.2018.03.006