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James T. Neill
Katica Dias
Outward Bound International Newsletter, 10(1), 6, 2002
Main Points
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Adventure education philosophers have argued that controlled exposure
to challenge can enhance participants’ resilience.
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Resilience is a psychological quality that allows a
person to respond effectively to life’s challenges
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41 young adults in a 22-day OB Australia program
reported very positive changes in their resilience
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The higher the social support in the group, the
greater the growth in resilience.
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The least supportive group member had a
negative impact on growth in resilience for other participants.
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Instructors should try to minimize the potentially
destructive influence of negative group members.
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