Projects & Grants

Internal Grant Competition DGC
START-UP grant





Internal and external sources of resilience and their relation to adjustment problems in adolescents
Project IdGP13-19519P
Main solverPhDr. Jan Sebastian Novotný, Ph.D.
Period2/2013 - 12/2014
ProviderPostdoktorský projekt GA ČR
Statefinished
Anotationstress. To this concept is now paid great attention as it offers an opportunity to effectively influence the lives of individuals inthe direction of well-being, which has significant psychological, societal and economic consequences. Yet, there is a littlesystematic attention given to this issue in the Czech Republic.The proposed project focuses on a systematic analysis of resilience in adolescents and its relation to adjustment problems (asconsequence of negative life circumstances). The project also aims to determine the predictive power of resilience for theidentified problems, describe the specific processes involved in coping with negative circumstances, and finally create a generalmodel of resilience.Results of the project will improve understanding of the issue, provide information for development of intervention programs,contribute to the development of diagnostic methods and improve options for increasing of adolescents? well-being.