The role of power and control in children's lives: an ecological analysis of pathways toward wellness, resilience and problems

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology - Tập 11 Số 2 - Trang 143-158 - 2001
Isaac Prilleltensky1, Geoffrey Nelson2, Leslea Peirson3
1Department of Psychology — St Albans Campus (SO89), Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo Ontario Canada
3University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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AbstractThe literature on powerlessness, empowerment and control tends to be adult‐centric and psycho‐centric. It is adult‐centric in that most studies deal with the experience of powerlessness in adults or interpret children's realities from an adult point of view. At the same time, the literature is quite psycho‐centric in that it focuses on the emotional and cognitive dimensions of powerlessness, to the relative neglect of social and political power. The purpose of this article is to redress these biases and elucidate the role of power and control in pathways toward health, resilience and problems in children's lives. We define wellness as a satisfactory state of affairs, brought about by the acquisition and development of material and psychological resources, participation and self‐determination, competence and self‐efficacy. Power and control are defined as opportunities afforded by social, community, and family environments to develop these three dimensions of health and wellness. We highlight basic research which describes pathways toward wellness, resilience, and problems in life, as well as applied research on promising interventions to improve children's health and wellness. This literature is interpreted in terms of our conceptual framework that links power/control and wellness through the three dimensions that we have proposed. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Tập 11 Số 2

143-158

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