Hi, The reference is DeVries (1984). This study is often cited as support for Thomas and Chess' (1977) goodness-of-fit model of temperament and child-rearing. I don't believe resiliency and temperament are being associated here, but rather simply when a difficult temperament might be advantageous. At the same time, most of the evidence seems to suggest that resiliency is located within a temperamental type similar to the "easy" child.
-Mike Lee, MA Department of Psychology University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, Canada On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Dixon, Wallace E. wrote: > Hmm. It might be just the opposite. I would guess that ifficult children are likely > to be the MOST resilient, since they demand the most from their social and physical > environments. There is a classic African study, reference escapes me at the moment, > in which after a major drought, the "easy" babies in the village died (n = < 10 or > so if memory serves), but the "difficult" babies survived. Not that anyone should > want a difficult child, of course, because there are lots of other negative > concomitants that go along with temperamental difficulty. > > Wallace Dixon > East Tennessee State University > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Weisskirch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wed 7/2/2003 1:57 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Cc: > Subject: Is resiliency a phenotype? > TIPSfolk, > > In my summer school class, a student responded to a question on the > section on evolutionary psych/ sociobiology that resiliency in children is > a phenotype. I think that this student picked up on an interesting idea, > but I'm not sure if "resiliency" fits the defintion of phenotype. > However, one could say that a child who is resilient might fit the Thomas > and Chess notion of an "easy" temperament, which might be considered a > "phenotype." > > Opinions? > > Rob > > Rob Weisskirch, MSW, Ph.D. > Human Development Program > Department of Liberal Studies, Building 15 > 100 Campus Center > California State University, Monterey Bay > Seaside, CA 93955-8001 > (831) 582-5079 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
