Research Snippets

What qualities do resilient people have?

  • prosocial orientation
  • stong interpersonal skills
  • committment to school or work

Across studies of resiliency, what is the most common finding that differentiates resilient children and youth from those who are struggling?

  • a relationship with a supportive adult

Refereed Conference Presentations

Schonert-Reichl, K., Novak, H., Smith, V., Zaidman-Zait, A., & Buote, D. (February, 2002). Paths to Safer Schools: Results of an Evaluation of the "Roots of Empathy". Poster presentation at the Safe Schools Conference, Vancouver, BC.
 
Schonert-Reichl, K., Smith, V., Zaidman-Zait, A., Novak, H. & Buote, D. (March, 2002). The "Roots of Empathy:” Evaluating the Effects of a Classroom-Based Primary Prevention Program for Promoting Emotional and Social Competence in Children. Presentation at Ministry of Education Research Symposium, Vancouver, BC.
 
Schonert-Reichl, K., Smith, V., Zaidman-Zait, A., Novak, H. & Buote, D. (May 2002). Reducing Peer Aggression in the Elementary School Classroom: Effects of the “Roots of Empathy” Primary Prevention Program in Young Children’s Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Competence. Poster presentation at the Vancouver Conference on Aggressive and Violent Girls: Contributing Factors and Intervention Strategies, Vancouver, BC.
 
Buote, D., Rusticus, S., Vergel de Dios, C., & Novak-Lauscher, H. (November, 2002). Evaluating the effects of the “Roots of Empathy” program on early adolescents’ emotional and social competence: Voices of the consumers. In K. A. Schonert-Reichl, Effects of the “Roots of Empathy” program on early adolescents’ social and emotional competence: A multi-site evaluation. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Moral Education, Chicago, IL.
 
Schonert-Reichl, K., Smith, V., Zaidman-Zait, A., & Buote, D. (April 2003). Effects of “Roots of Empathy” Program on Early Adolescent Socio-Emotional Development. Presentation at the B.C. Injury Prevention Conference, Richmond, B.C.
 
Buote, D., Minosky, S., Vergel De Dios, C. & Novak, H. (April 2003). Evaluation of the “Roots of the Empathy” Across Canada. Presentation at the Child and Youth Care Conference, Vancouver, B.C.
 
Buote, D. (February 2004). Significant School Based Adults: Impact on Pre-adolescent’s Academic and Social-Emotional Well-Being. Poster presentation at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, Maryland.
 
Schonert-Reichl, K. & Buote D. (February 2004). Participation in Structured School-Based Activities: Relations to Social Competence Among Inner-City Canadian Early Adolescents. Poster presentation at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, Maryland.
 
Buote, D, Vergel de Dios, C., Jaramillo, A. & Schonert-Reichl, K. (May 2004). Children’s Reflections on a Social Competence Promotion Program: Relations to Gender, Geographic Location and Program Outcomes. Poster presentation at the Society for Prevention Research, Quebec City, Quebec.

Schonert-Reichl, K. & Buote, D. (October 2004). Making a Difference in the Lives of Children and Youth: What does the research say? Keynote presentation at the Big Brothers, Big Sisters Western Regional Conference, Vancouver, B.C.
 
Buote, D. & Schonert-Reichl, K. (November 2004). The Impact of School-Based Adult on Children’s Social, Emotional and Academic Well-Being. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Moral Education, Dana Point, California.
 
Schonert-Reichl, K., Zaidman-Zait, A., & Buote, D. (April 2005). Starting Early: The Impact of the “Roots of Empathy” Program on Children’s Perceptions of Parenting and Infant Development. Poster Presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, Georgia.
 
Schonert-Reichl, K., Buote, D., Jaramillo, A., Smith, V., Zaidman-Zait, A. (June 2005). Promoting Social-Emotional Competence in School-Aged Children: Impact of the “Roots of Empathy” Program. Poster Presentation at the annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Vancouver, British Columbia.
 
Schonert-Reichl, K., Smith, V., Buote, D., Jaramillo, A., Zaidman-Zait, A., & Hertzman, C. (November 2005). Effects of the “Roots of Empathy” Program in Promoting Children’s Social and Emotional Competence and School Achievement: A Summary of Four Years of Research. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Moral Education, Cambridge, MA.

Schonert-Reichl, K. & Buote, D. (May 2006). Is it Better to Have Loved Than Lost Than Never to Have Loved at All? A Short-Term Longitudinal Study of Early Adolescents’ Natural Mentoring Relationships with School-Related Adults. Poster Presentation at the annual meeting for the Society for Prevention Research, San Antonio, Texas.
 
Buote, D. (May 2006). “Back Off!” The Relation of Attachment to Dimensions of Resiliency in High Risk Adolescents. Poster Presentation at the annual meeting of the Human Early Learning Partnership, Vancouver, B.C.

Ho, K. & Buote, D (May 2007). Social Accountability Learning Resource: A Collaboration of the 17 Canadian Medical Schools. Workshop presentation at the 2007 AFMC Medical Education Conference, Victoria, B.C.

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Words to Ponder

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

Confucius