Chris is a 15-year-old boy who shows no propensity toward violence despite living in a poor neighborhood that has a high violence rate. Chris was raised by very supportive parents and he has a high self-esteem
These characteristics of Chris's life are known as what?
A) Risk factors
B) Violence factors
C) Preventive factors
D) Protective factors
Ans: D
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Scientists have studied children who have overcome adversity to understand resiliency and the factors connected to the ability to thrive even in adverse life conditions. These protective factors include some innate characteristics, such as solid intelligence, as well as acquired features, such as self-regulatory abilities, self-esteem, and strong parental monitoring (Buckner et al., 2003; Self-Brown et al., 2006).
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