TEST CORRELATES OF RESILIENT OUTCOMES AMONG HIGHLY STRESSED 2ND-GRADEAND 3RD-GRADE URBAN CHILDREN

This study compared the test performance of highly stressed second- an d third-grade urban school children, with stress-resilient (SR) and st ress-affected (SA) outcomes on a battery of measures chosen for their potential in expanding the nomological definitional net for early chil dhood resilience. SRs exceeded SAs on all adjustment selection and ver ification indicators. On the criterion test measures, SRs exceeded SAs on several dimensions of self-rated adjustment and perceived competen ce, empathy, social problem solving, realistic control attributions, a nd IQ. Discriminant function analysis identified four variables that s ensitively discriminated SR and SA children and correctly classified 8 0% of the sample. Findings from this study were compared to structural ly comparable findings from a prior study of resilient outcomes among highly stressed fourth- to sixth-grade urban children.