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“Resilience is not simply about bouncing back from adversity — it’s your capacity to be strengthened and improved by it.” —Dr. Paul G. Stoltz

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Study / Description Date Researcher
Study: Enhancing the AQ of junior college students August 2009 Archana Almeida
Study: Relationship of personal characteristics, leadership styles, and job satisfaction to AQ May 2009 Marissa B. Ferrer
Study: AQ and leadership style, performance and best practices April 2009 Lea Canivel
Study: AQ and academic performance among college students March 2009 Zhou Huijuan
Study:The effect of a mentoring program on the AQs of college freshmen Jan 2009 Jasmin Enriquez
Dissertation: Resilience and Commitment to Change: A Case Study of a Nonprofit Organization March 2007 Guy D. Langvardt, Ph.D.
Abstract: Resilience and Commitment to Change: A Case Study of a Nonprofit Organization
Abstract: Influence of Resilience and Personal Meaning on Vicarious Traumatization in Psychotherapists December 2006 Jelena Zeleskov Djoric
Dissertation: A Study of Adversity Quotient of Secondary School Climate in Relation to their School Performance and School Climate 2006 Rochelle D'souza
Abstract: Adversity and Obstacles in the Shaping of Prominent Leaders: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry August 2005 Howard Edward Haller, Ph.D.
Abstract: Optimism, Adversity and Performance: Comparing Explanatory Style and AQ June 2005 Monica Brannon Johnson
Master’s Thesis: Optimism, Adversity and Performance: Comparing Explanatory Style and AQ
Abstract: Adversity Quotient Levels of Female Grade School Teachers of a Public and a Private School March 2005 Elaine Lucero Villaver
Study: Adversity Quotient and the Performance Level of Selected Middle Managers of the Different Departments of the City of Manila as Revealed by the 360-degree Feedback System 2004 A.R. Lazaro-Capones, Ph.D.
Abstract: The Relationship between Principal Response to Adversity and Student Achievement June 2003 Mark Williams, Ph.D.
Dissertation: The Relationship between Principal Response to Adversity and Student Achievement
Dissertation: The Relationship between Resilience and Job Satisfaction in Mental Health Care Workers Oct 2002 Bonnie Thomas - Sharksnas, Ph.D.
Study: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — Adversity Quotient: The role of personal bounce-back ability in new venture formation • Click here to see follow-up study March 2000 Gideon D. Markman