Living through two crises: A preliminary investigation of resilience among older Europeans
Abstract
This paper explores what resilience can mean
when characterising individuals. The conceptual
discussion attempts to transpose the collective
concept to individual behaviour, focusing
on how living through one major crisis
affects the probability to cope in a subsequent
shock. If resilience is a general concept, then
it should apply even when the origins of the
crises are different, and the triggers should
work in different domains (economic, social
and epidemiological). A preliminary investigation
is conducted using the only available
panel data in Europe, the Survey of Health,
Ageing and Retirement (SHARE) of individuals
over 50. The preliminary findings suggest that
the effects of the first crisis tend to operate in
different directions: some operate to prepare
(and empower) and others tend to increase
vulnerability. The paper concludes by speculating
on factors that could lie behind differentiated
responses.
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Lyberaki, A., Tinios, P., & Georgiadis, T. (2022). Living through two crises: A preliminary investigation of resilience among older Europeans. Social Cohesion and Development, 17(2), 99–116. https://doi.org/10.12681/scad.32244
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