ABSTRACT

Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................81 Issues in Developing Resilience ...........................................................................82 Operationalizing Resilience and Its Predictors .....................................................83 Developing a Resilience Model ............................................................................86 Implications for Public Education .......................................................................87 Assessing the Cross-Cultural Validity of the Model ..............................................88 Predicting Resilience to a Hazard Event ...............................................................91 Culturally Specific Influences on Resilience .........................................................93 Conclusion ..........................................................................................................94 References ...........................................................................................................97

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