The Importance of Possible Selves in Family Resilience Among Puerto Rican Survivors of Hurricane Maria Displaced to Orlando, Florida

Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. The devastation displaced many families and led to negative mental health outcomes. We use the intersection of Oyserman’s possible selves’ theory and Walsh’s family resilience theory, to aid in elucidating the process of positive familial coping...

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Published inFamilies in society Vol. 103; no. 3; pp. 328 - 344
Main Authors Nelson, Abbie, Horner, Pilar, Vélez Ortiz, Daniel, Sato, Mikiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2022
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Coping
Families & family life
Grounded theory
Health status
Hurricanes
Intervention
Mental health
Possible selves
Resilience
Theory
family resilience
disaster recovery
Puerto Rican family
Latino families
familial coping strategies
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Summary:Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. The devastation displaced many families and led to negative mental health outcomes. We use the intersection of Oyserman’s possible selves’ theory and Walsh’s family resilience theory, to aid in elucidating the process of positive familial coping within resilience among Latinx families. Nine different family units participated in an art-based intervention and subsequent focus groups in Florida in November 2018. Grounded theory guided analysis, and themes emerged using intersecting aspects of the above-mentioned theories. Understanding the impact that positive familial selves have on resilience can lead to future development of family interventions and a better understanding of how to foster resilience.
ISSN:1044-3894
1945-1350
DOI:10.1177/10443894211014471