Resilience in children of parental alcoholic, a concept analysis

Abstract

Resilience is the ability to overcome adversity and be restored to grow. The objective of this article is to analyze the concept of resilience in children of alcoholic parents using the Walker and Avant methodology, in order to specify its characteristics and attributes. The result of the analysis proposes that resilience in children of paternal alcoholism is defined as the capacity of the child, between 6 and 9 years of age, to overcome the challenges they face in daily life due to the dependent alcohol consumption of their parents manifested by positive self-esteem, empathetic relationships, ability to act in problem solving and positive sense of life. The theoretical significance lies in the challenge of developing nursing interventions that promote the integral well-being of children.