Roman, Nicolette V.Isaacs, Serena Ann2018-04-182024-04-192021-01-012024-04-192018https://hdl.handle.net/10566/12259Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Psychology)Family environments can greatly affect the prospects of the children and their succeeding generations. South Africa's socio-political history and contextual circumstances continue to affect the structure and functioning of families. However, in spite of - or perhaps because of - these factors, many families thrive in such adversity. Research has explored and identified many processes such as social support, self-efficacy, availability of resources, and family resilience, which can moderate the effects of adversity. Family resilience processes have been shown to significantly reduce deleterious consequences of adversity in families.enUniversity of the Western Cape