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Protective factors are individual or environmental characteristics, conditions, or behaviors that reduce the effects of stressful life events.
What are the characteristics of stressful events?
Relevant stressor characteristics include the following:
(1) the degree to which stress can be mitigated or eliminated by an appropriate response (i.e., controllability),
(2) the predictability of onset of the stressor,
(3) the duration or chronicity of exposure (i.e., either acute or over a relatively protracted .
Which is a protective factor?
A protective factor can be defined as “a characteristic at the biological, psychological, family, or community (including peers and culture) level that is associated with a lower likelihood of problem outcomes or that reduces the negative impact of a risk factor on problem.
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