Is resilience nature or nurture?

As with most nature versus nurture questions, the answer is invariably: both. It's usually a matter of degrees of influence. Let's start by defining resilience. read more

The debate on nurture versus nature seems to cover a wide number of psychological constructs including the concept of resilience. Having discussed resilience from a nurturing perspective, let’s look at it from a ‘nature’ (i.e. born with it) perspective. read more

As with most nature versus nurture questions, the answer is invariably: both. It's usually a matter of degrees of influence. Let's start by defining resilience. One definition of resilience is the capability of a person to withstand resistance to their objectives or other negative feedback, without detrimental impact on their state of mind. read more