To assess in quantitative terms the “resilience” of systems, it is necessary to ask first what is meant by “resilience”, whether it is a single attribute or several, which measure or measures appropriately characterise it. This chapter covers: the technical meanings that the word “resilience” has assumed, and its role in the debates about how best to achieve reliability, safety, etc.; the diffe...

objective: to compare resilience, positive/negative effect, and psychological vulnerability between fertile and infertile men. methods: the research sample consisted of 40 fertile and 40 infertile men who were selected among men who presented to an infertility clinic. to collect data, connor–davidson resilience scale, positive/negative affect schedule, and brief symptoms inventory were used. re...

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