Abstract
Abstract This paper identifies hidden resilience processes among adolescents and young adults who have had involvement in drug trafficking. The participants were 551 adolescents and young people, aged 12-20 years (M = 16.01; SD = 1.548) from both genders, 55.4% of whom were boys. They were recruited from three social service institutions located in the state of São Paulo, which offer services for adolescents with and without a history of involvement in drug trafficking. To assess rates of resilience, the Child and Youth Resilience Measure was employed. Contrary to expectations, adolescents with greater involvement in drug trafficking had higher rates of resilience. This paper challenges the hegemonic conceptualization of resilience and proposes that more studies of hidden resilience need to be conducted.
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RESUMO – Este artigo analisou os indicadores de resiliência oculta em adolescentes que tiveram envolvimento no tráfico de drogas
We present the results obtained from descriptive statistical and correlation analysis made with items that were derived from Section 2 of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM)
We describe the comparative data regarding the indicators of resilience processes with all groups that provided answers to section 3 of the CYRM, including adolescents from public schools and social projects (CG)
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RESUMO – Este artigo analisou os indicadores de resiliência oculta em adolescentes que tiveram envolvimento no tráfico de drogas. Research on resilience has been focused on the search to understand the psychological mechanisms directly involved in the process of overcoming adversities (Masten, 2014; Rutter, 1987). Focus on the identification of individual characteristics but should invest in understanding the contextual and relational factors that promote individual strengths and enable individuals to overcome adversity (Edwards & Apostolov, 2007). Such a shift may reveal creative strategies little explored by psychologists and social scientists. Examples of research in the literature on resilience includes studies on adolescents who were victims of sexual violence, who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, lacking in education, and experiencing substance abuse, among many others (Albuquerque, Williams, & D’Affonseca, 2013; Hebert, Lavoie, & Blais, 2014; Morais, Raffaelli, & Koller, 2012; Yunes, Garcia, & Albuquerque, 2007)
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