The Role of Competence in the Study of Children and Adolescents Under Stress

Abstract

(from the book) in a seminal research program that has had marked impact on the fields of children's social development, child psychopathology, and child clinical psychology, Garmezy and his colleagues have studied social and general competence as factors that assist children in overcoming the harmful effects of unfavorable early environments. (from the chapter) studies of stress-resistant children # competence versus coping in reaction to stressful situations # the University of Minnesota's project competence.