Abstract
Family well-being, conceptualized as the interaction between family members’ mental, physical health and psychological resilience, and family resilience, is crucial for the optimal functioning of the family unit. However, most research investigating the relationship between family resilience and psychological outcomes has focused on children instead of parents and no relevant research in the general Greek population has been conducted so far. Therefore, a sample of 83 Greek parents was recruited and the relationship of family resilience with parental well-being and parental resilience was examined. In addition, differences in the aforesaid constructs between mothers and fathers were explored. Results indicated that parents, who reported higher levels of coping strategies in terms of family resilience, were more likely to report higher levels of well-being and psychological resilience. Nevertheless, no significant differences in family resilience, parental well-being, and parental resilience between mothers and fathers were identified. Methodological limitations and future recommendations were discussed.
Highlights
Resilience can be broadly defined as the ability to persevere in the face of adversity (Southwick, Bonanno, Masten, Panter-Brick, & Yehuda, 2014)
The limited number of studies available on family well-being (FWB) and parental resilience have been conducted in non-Greek populations, and have examined associations between family resilience factors and parental mental health (e.g. Eilersen et al, 2015), or parental well-being in response to adverse events
The current research attempted to make a multifaceted contribution to the literature on family resilience, parental resilience and well-being
Summary
Resilience can be broadly defined as the ability to persevere in the face of adversity (Southwick, Bonanno, Masten, Panter-Brick, & Yehuda, 2014). Adversity describes any circumstance that may threaten the development and well-being of an individual (Masten, 2001). Family resilience refers to the capacity of the entire family unit to be resilient (Walsh, 2012).
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