Characteristics of resilient teenagers
Teenagers may display the below characteristics if they are resilient.
Home
- Connected, caring parents or family members
- Acceptance of responsibility
- Chores
- Care of siblings or other relatives
Education and employment
- Feelings of connection to school
- Limited employment (<20 hr/wk)
- Strong participation in extracurricular, school-related activities, including sports
Activities
- Leadership among peers
- Religious affiliation
Drugs, sexuality
- Pledge to abstain
- Refusal skills
- Consistently responsible behavior
Suicide
- No personal history of attempted suicide
- No family history of attempted or accomplished suicide
- Access to a confidant
- Successful coping skills
- Substance free
Safety
- Allergy management plans
- Seat belt and helmet use
- Conflict resolution skills
- Substance free
- Refusal to ride in cars with potentially intoxicated driver