Concept Of Resilience Research Articles

Integrating Resilience Theory Into a Cultivated Land System: Empirical Insights From China's Key Grain‐Producing Regions

ABSTRACTExploring cultivated land use and conservation from a resilience perspective is crucial to address regional food security concerns. This article first examines the theoretical applicability of resilience in the context of cultivated land use systems and subsequently introduces a specific concept of cultivated land system resilience (CLSR). Focusing on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, a major grain‐producing area in China, the study constructs a measurement system that encompasses five dimensions: endowment of production, socioeconomic factors, scale structure, ecological pressure, and food security. This system is used to evaluate the spatio‐temporal evolution and influencing mechanisms of CLSR in the region from 2001 to 2020. The results indicate that the level of CLSR increased by 7.2% overall and exhibits a distinct spatial pattern, with high‐value areas expanding from the center to the surrounding regions. Furthermore, CLSR shows a positive spatial correlation with rising levels of agglomeration. The spatial heterogeneity of CLSR is influenced by the interaction of various factors, resulting in a partially nonlinear two‐factor enhancement. The influence of each factor varies between different time periods, shifting from ecological pressure to scale structure, ultimately affecting food security. Thus, the resilience perspective offers greater explanatory power to identify key vulnerabilities in the regional cropland system. This approach can improve the efficient allocation of cropland resources and promote sustainable and healthy development at the regional level.

The extraordinary "ordinary magic" of resilience.

In this essay, I will briefly sample different instances of the utilization of the concept of resilience, attempting to complement a comprehensive representation of the field in the special issue of Development and Psychopathology inspired by the 42nd Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology, hosted by the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota and held in October of 2022. Having established the general context of the field, I will zoom in on some of its features, which I consider "low-hanging fruit" and which can be harvested in a systematic way to advance the study of resilience in the context of the future of developmental psychopathology.

Toward hospital resilience: a qualitative study on the identification of hospital shocks during disruption era in Indonesia

BackgroundHospital resilience has been well recognized among healthcare managers and providers as disruption of hospital services that threatens their business environment. However, the shocks identified in the recent hospital resilience concept are mainly related to disaster situations. This study aims to identify potential shocks that hospitals face during disruptions in Indonesia.MethodThis qualitative study was conducted in Makassar, Indonesia in August-November 2022. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with hospital managers and resilience experts using a semi-structured interview guide. 20 key informants were interviewed and data were analyzed by thematic analysis.ResultsThe study identified seven shocks to hospitals during the disruption era: policy, politics, economics, hospital management shifting paradigms, market and consumer behavior changes, disasters, and conflicts. It also identified barriers to making hospitals resilient, such as inappropriate organizational culture, weak cooperation across sectors, the traditional approach of hospital management, inadequate managerial and leadership skills, human resources inadequacies, a lack of business mindset and resistance to change.ConclusionThis study provides a comprehensive understanding of hospital shocks during disruptions. This may serve as a guide to redesigning the instruments and capabilities needed for a resilient hospital.

Professional resilience of specialists in socionomic professions: a review of theoretical concepts and psychodiagnostics

The relevance of the problem of personal resilience in modern conditions is beyond doubt. This article analyzes and summarizes the concept of resilience as a necessary condition for ensuring human life. An overview of modern psychological research is presented, in which resilience is defined as an integrative characteristic of a personality responsible for its success in overcoming various life difficulties and problems. Attention is focused on the professional resilience of specialists in socionomic professions as an individual's ability tocomplex forms of psychological self-regulation that preserve internal balance, somatic health, and success in stressful situations. An overview of psychodiagnostic tools is presented, which allows to assess the level of resilience of specialists.

Promoting salutogenic pathways to health through complementary and integrative health approaches.

Health restoration and disease prevention are important strategies to achieve health and well-being. This Perspective provides a conceptual overview of the key concepts of salutogenesis (health restoration), chronic stress, resilience, and emotional well-being, and describes how they are distinct and interrelated. We posit, and demonstrate through scientific evidence, that complementary and integrative health approaches, including mind and body interventions, can be used to mitigate the effects of chronic stress and promote salutogenic pathways. Our goal is to identify research gaps and opportunities and suggest ways to advance the knowledge base for mechanistic and clinical research in this field.

Оценка жизнестойкости сельских сообществ Ненецкого автономного округа

The concept of resilience is applied to complex social systems to describe the ability of a territory (or settlement) or local community to recover from external shocks. In this context, resilience complements the concept of sustainable development by revealing the mechanisms that enable systems to regenerate during crises. In recent decades, various approaches for assessing urban resilience, including that of Arctic cities in high-risk zones, have been developed in scientific literature. However, a comprehensive methodology for assessing the resilience of Arctic rural communities has not yet been fully developed or tested. The goal of this article is to assess the resilience of several rural communities in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO), followed by their comparison and classification. Drawing on Russian researchers' experience in measuring the resilience of Arctic cities, the authors propose their own methodology for assessing the resilience of Arctic rural communities. This methodology involves measuring 11 resilience indicators, which are aggregated into a comprehensive resilience index (R-index). The R-index enables the ranking of Arctic rural communities by their resilience levels. In the course of the study, all surveyed rural communities were classified into four groups based on R-index values: 1) isolated communities with low resilience; 2) vulnerable communities prone to external shocks; 3) administrative centers of rural municipalities with moderate resilience; 4) large and stable rural communities. The primary differentiating factors among these communities include geographical location, transport links and logistics, the structure of local economies, and demographic resources. Overall, Arctic rural communities exhibit a high level of social capital. The novelty of this study lies in its application of the community resilience concept to Arctic rural areas, contributing to a deeper understanding of the factors that shape their development potential. Future research should expand the geographical scope of the study and conduct larger surveys to improve the accuracy and reliability of rural community resilience assessments.

Changeability, adaptability, and resiliency of Indonesian historic area: a case of Kesawan, Medan

Abstract This paper aims to analyse changes in buildings and plots in a historical area in Medan, Indonesia, in 1875, 1945, and 2023. Change is discussed from the aspect of physical and functional change. The ability of an environment to change and adapt is in line with the concepts of resilience and sustainability. This paper shows that buildings change functionally from hotels and clubhouses to banks. Plots became smaller as previous plots were divided into smaller parts separated by new streets or alleys. This pattern was more pronounced in large, square-shaped plots. Factors that drove these changes were influenced by political factors (lack of government regulation and social movement against Dutch colonialism) and economic factors (Kesawan’s role as a business center).

Enhancing resilience to climate events: A multi-capital approach in social work

Climate events have been identified as issues of global concern due to their devastating impacts. Social work seeks to reduce inequalities and promote empowerment to achieve the welfare of individuals and communities. It is, therefore, one of the key professions in reducing vulnerability and enhancing resilience to natural hazards. This study explores how social work could enhance individuals’ resilience to climate events through employing the multi-capital approach. This qualitative study uses 43 semi-structured interviews with social workers, non-governmental organisation workers, religious leaders, and service users in Oman. After analysing their experiences thematically, the data indicate that risk is differentially distributed between and within communities. Climate events may affect two communities differently and even people within the same community differently. Based on the concepts of vulnerability and resilience, the impacts of climate events and individual responses would vary based on their capital levels. The findings also indicate that the multi-capital approach can be used as a guiding approach that assists social workers in identifying both strong and low capital and working to strengthen them. Interestingly, although the multi-capital approach does not consider spiritual capital, the findings illustrate that every aspect of human nature must be linked to God in Islamic societies and stresses faith and stability. Some implications for policy, practice, and education have been outlined, such as developing social work curricula by considering the modification proposed to the multi-capital approach. Moreover, integrating spiritual capital into disaster resilience frameworks is crucial for holistic policy development.

You're More Resilient Than You Give Yourself Credit For: Building Resilience in Times of Change and Challenge

This article examines the concept of resilience and strategies for building resilience at the individual and organizational levels. It defines resilience as the ability to withstand challenges and adapt to change. The article explores how cultivating certain cognitive habits and support systems can enhance individual resilience. These include maintaining an adaptive mindset, developing strong social networks, finding purpose in one's work, and prioritizing self-care, especially during stressful periods. It also analyzes how structural elements and cultural dynamics within an organization can build its resilience. Attributes like flexible structures that enable adaptation, learning-oriented cultures, a clear sense of shared purpose, and resilient leadership styles are linked to an institution's capacity to manage challenges. The article provides practical recommendations for developing resilience through practices such as strengthening social connections, rewarding risk-taking and growth, openly acknowledging uncertainties, and role modeling resilient behaviors. It argues that proactively building resilience reserves empowers individuals and organizations to survive difficulties and emerge stronger.

Resilience in nursing medication administration practice: a systematic review with narrative synthesis.

Little is known about how nurses adapt medication administration practices to preserve safety. The capacity to adapt and respond before harm occurs has been labelled 'resilience'. Current evidence examining medication safety largely focuses on errors and what goes wrong. This review aimed to synthesise evidence for the application of resilience principles and practices in nursing medication administration. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guided the review, which was registered with PROSPERO. MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO and CINAHL databases were searched from 14 August 2020 to 1 January 2021 for English-language studies. A systematic review of empirical studies of any design relating to resilience and safety in nursing medication administration in the inpatient setting was conducted. Methodological quality was appraised using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Data were synthesised thematically. Thirty-two studies with a range of methodologies of mostly good quality met the inclusion criteria. Eleven interventional studies included two that evaluated the effectiveness of education interventions and nine exploratory studies with outcomes showing the impact of an intervention designed or examined to build resilience. Twenty-one non-interventional studies showed how resilience principles are put into practice. Only three studies explicitly named the concept of resilience. Resilient medication administration strategies result from five triggers. Nurses' resilience practices were found to be responses to identified trigers that threaten safety and productivity. These were often short term, real-time proactive adaptations to preserve safety, compensating for and responding to complexities in the modern healthcare setting. CRD42018087928.

Beyond environmental determinism? Analysing studies on environmental migration in the Greater Mekong Subregion and the Ganges‐Brahmaputra Delta Region

AbstractCurrent studies often present environmental and climate migration in three ways: in an environmentally deterministic way, as an adaptation strategy or as a ‘wicked’ phenomenon. This bibliometric and thematic analysis analysed 147 studies from January 2015 until August 2020 on environmental migration in the Greater Mekong Subregion and the Ganges‐Brahmaputra Delta Region (India and Bangladesh) to determine to what extent dominant discourses on environmental migration and mobilities have moved away from environmental determinism. Results of this study suggest that most analysed studies, which clearly framed environmental migration, tend to remain rather environmentally deterministic. Further, the spatial level of analysis in the studies, whether it was local or non‐local, did not correspond to different theoretical and conceptual approaches to environmental migration. While 17.0% of the studies presented environmental migration as a form of adaptation, relevant discussions on the concepts of resilience, vulnerability and adaptation were largely lacking. This is problematic as recent global studies on environmental migration are increasingly adopting the adaptation paradigm. Additionally, relatively few studies have adopted more critical or pluralistic approaches to human mobility, climate change and adaptation. Lastly, studies on Bangladesh were more often presenting climate change as a primary driver of migration than studies in other localities within the study region.

Resilience Assessment of Deep Excavation Engineering Systems Based on Bayesian Network

As a key component of infrastructure, the construction safety of deep excavation is particularly important. In order to improve the safety and stability of Deep excavation construction, research on the risk resistance and rapid recovery capabilities of Deep excavation projects is carried out. By introducing the concept of resilience, we analyze the key factors that affect the safety and resilience of Deep excavation projects, use Bayesian networks to establish a resilience model that expresses the causal relationship between factors, and learn the parameters of the network model through data samples collected through surveys; by adjusting the network Analyze the relationship between each factor and system resilience at each node, and clarify the measures that should be taken and key control objects, thereby improving the system resilience and ensuring that normal construction can be carried out safely and orderly. Research shows that this model can be used to quantify the safety toughness value of deep excavation and reason and analyze the impact of various factors on the toughness value, thereby improving risk management and decision support capabilities.

New norm values of the brief resilience scale (BRS) from the German general population with new post-COVID-19 data

BackgroundThe concept of psychological resilience has spurred extensive research across various fields, with the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) emerging as a concise tool to measure an individual’s ability to rebound from stress. It has been translated into multiple languages, including German, but the validation of the German version occurred prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to examine new norm values and psychometric properties of the BRS.MethodsNorm values, the factor structure, reliability and validity of the BRS were examined using data from a representative survey of the German general population (N = 2522).ResultsThe results indicated that the method-factor model showed the best fit, suggesting a nuanced understanding of resilience beyond a single-factor approach. The BRS demonstrated good convergent and discriminant validity based on both latent and manifest correlations. Moreover, the study revealed increasing postpandemic resilience scores.ConclusionsThe results of this study provide support for the psychometric reliability and validity of the German version of the BRS after the COVID-19 pandemic and underscore the importance of assessing resilience amidst evolving societal challenges and highlight the need for further exploration in diverse populations.

A framework for appraising the status of disaster resilience within the multi-hazard environment of coastal Bangladesh

Fostering resilience is widely acknowledged as a crucial strategy for mitigating the escalating risks posed by climate-related disasters around the world. Resilience assessment plays a vital role in this endeavour by assessing the baseline level of resilience, identifying the key resilience factors, and monitoring progress towards building resilience with time. Given this context, and considering the evolving conceptualization of resilience, we devised a framework for appraising the status of resilience across the coastal region of Bangladesh. Our framework represents a significant scholarly contribution, as it encompasses a broad spectrum of resilience dimensions, including stability, recoverability, and transformability. To operationalize this framework, we selected thirty context-specific variables and organized them systematically around these three overarching components. Employing a simple weighted average methodology, we constructed sub-indices for each component, which were subsequently aggregated into a composite resilience index. For spatial visualization, our findings were mapped in a Geographic Information System (GIS) environment. Our analysis revealed Chattogram, Barguna, and Khulna as the most resilient districts. This manifests the potential for resilience enhancement even within areas exposed and inherently sensitive to multiple hazards through the optimal use of available resources. Notably, in the trio of districts, Barguna exhibited the highest stability index score, Chattogram showcased the highest recoverability score, and Khulna emerged with the top transformability index score. This finding underscores the significance of incorporating diverse capacities in resilience frameworks. These insights offer valuable guidance for refining resilience assessment frameworks in other developing countries of the world. Furthermore, the outcomes of our assessment can serve as a baseline for the coastal administrators of Bangladesh while developing disaster management policies and actions centering around fostering resilient communities. Thus, our study not only contributes to disaster theory, but holds practical implications for evidence-based decision-making to secure a more resilient future of the coastal communities of Bangladesh.

Инструменты поддержки предпринимательства в Арктике: резильентный подход

The article deals with the development of state support for business in the Arctic zone of Russia for the period 2020–2023 from the position of the resilient approach. Achieving national strategic objectives in the region necessitates the formulation of new approaches to implementing state support, taking into account the “updated” priorities and the accelerating changes. The demand for a modern interpretation of the concept of resilience is driven by practical requirements to address the challenges of economic sustainability. The analysis conducted demonstrates that the development of the Russian Arctic zone will depend on the “properly adjusted” mechanisms of state support and systemic measures aimed at creating favorable conditions for entrepreneurship, the livelihoods of the population, and the traditional sector of the ethno-economy in this region. There is an urgent need to establish a comprehensive support system to address national tasks in the Arctic, including the development of key settlements. This involves simplifying permitting procedures, creating infrastructure, refining and coordinating preferential regimes integrated into the strategic planning system, providing comprehensive support for businesses from regional and local authorities, and utilizing tax catalysts to enhance the resilience of the socio-economic systems of settlements in the northeastern Arctic zone of Russia.

Embracing multi-functionality in European infrastructure projects: A system of systems perspective

Infrastructure projects undergo multiple changes throughout their lifecycle, adapting to new mobilities, technologies and environments. We build on the System of Systems (SoS) theoretical concept to understand the implications of such infrastructure transformations, specifically when projects move from a single purpose to hosting multiple functions. Using multiple case studies in Europe, we investigate which functions will likely be added to the original infrastructure and the rationale for adding these functions. Therefore, we expand upon the theoretical concepts of circularity, resilience, and social sustainability, wherein multifunctional infrastructure adapts, renews, and complements existing infrastructure.

Organizational resilience and primary care nurses' work conditions and well-being: a multilevel empirical study in China.

Resilience is crucial for a health system to better prevent and respond to public health threats and provide high-quality services. Despite the growing interest in the concept of resilience in health care, however, there is little empirical evidence of the impact of organizational resilience, especially in primary care settings. As the largest professional group in primary care, primary care nurses are taking more and more responsibilities during their daily practice, which influences both their work conditions and well-being. This study aims to examine the association between organizational resilience and primary care nurses' working conditions and well-being. Using a convenience sampling approach, we recruited 175 primary care nurses from 38 community health centres (CHCs) in four cities in China. Organizational resilience was operationalized as comprising two domains: adaptive capacity and planning capacity, and measured using a 16-item scale. The primary care nurses' working condition indicators comprised variables of psychological safety, organizational commitment, professional commitment, and self-directed learning; well-being indicators included depression and burn-out. Hierarchical linear regression models were built for analysis. We found that the sampled CHCs have a relatively high level of organizational resilience. The organizational resilience was positively associated with the four indicators of working conditions: psychological safety (β = 0.04, P < 0.01), organizational commitment (β = 0.38, P < 0.01), professional commitment (β = 0.39, P < 0.01), and self-directed learning (β = 0.28, P < 0.01). However, organizational resilience was not significantly associated with the two well-being indicators. Furthermore, we found that the adaptive capacity has stronger association compared with planning capacity. Therefore, primary care manager should build resilient organizations, especially the adaptive capacity, in order to enhance primary care nurses' psychological safety, commitment and learning behaviours. Further studies should also be conducted to understand the link between organizational resilience and primary care nurses' well-being.

Outlines of a State policy for sustainable education

Subject. This article analyzes the peculiarities of the behavior of complex socio-economic systems, which include the education system. Objectives. The article aims to analyze the Sustainability (S) and Resilience (R) ability concepts. Methods. For the study, we used the general scientific research methods. Results. The article finds that from the point of view of the development of the education system, the concept of Resilience (R), which is characterized by an increase in the ability of complex systems to change synchronously with the needs of society, is the most preferable. Conclusions. The system of educational trajectories should be flexible, which will help get prepared for possible changes and act in new conditions.

Hurricanes make headlines, but chronic utility failure drives energy (in)security in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Natural disasters and extreme events expose significant challenges to electricity infrastructure. We explore concepts of energy security and energy resilience in the aftermath of Hurricanes Maria & Irma in the U.S. Caribbean in 2017. We look at household consequences of regular and storm related power outages for communities, and investigate the motivations for household adoption of solar energy in the wake of a natural disaster, using surveys and interviews in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Results indicate that the storm-related utility failure was widely acknowledged as catastrophic by Islanders, severely limiting the ability for people to work, purchase and store food, and live healthy and productive lives – with lasting consequences. We also find that residents are just as impacted by chronic utility failure as they were disaster-related outages. In the wake of perceived failure from the local utility to provide energy security or energy resilience, households are making decision to invest in self-provided systems to meet these needs by purchasing generators and solar PV. Yet, provision of solar PV follows systemic and racialized patterns of access. We suggest that the practical ways in which utilities make decisions about resilience are outdated, and call for a new paradigm of energy security.

Exposure to an acute stress impaired the metabolic plasticity of resilient rats by enhancing fatty acid β-oxidation in the ventral hippocampus

The concept of resilience has changed over time and nowadays it refers to the positive adaptation to life adversities, rather than to the absence of a pathological response normally occurring in susceptible people. Based on our previous data showing that the exposure to the chronic mild stress (CMS) paradigm differently affected bioenergetics in the ventral hippocampus of vulnerable and resilient animals, here we investigated whether resilience is a stable trait or if the energetic strategy set in motion to sustain resilience unveils a vulnerability feature in a more dynamic situation. To this aim, vulnerable and resilient rats after 6 weeks of CMS were subjected to a further acute, unfamiliar restraint stress (ARS) and metabolomic studies were conducted in the ventral hippocampus. We observed that exposure to a single novel challenge negatively affects the fuel utilization of resilient animals. Indeed, while they increase glycolysis to sustain the non-hedonic phenotype when exposed to CMS, they shift to fatty acid β-oxidation after ARS, as vulnerable animals following CMS, suggesting that the energy strategy that guarantees resilience is fragile and can be negatively modified by a different environmental condition. These results suggest that strengthening resilience to foster individuals to bounce back from stressful life events may represent a strategy to decrease vulnerability or prevent the risk of relapsing to a pathological state.