The Hidden Talents Framework: Implications for Science, Policy, and Practice

by Bruce J. Ellis, Ann S. Masten, Laura S. Abrams

Although early-life adversity can undermine healthy development, an evolutionary-developmental perspective implies that children growing up in harsh environments will develop intact, or even enhanced, skills for solving problems in high‐adversity contexts (i.e., 'hidden talents'). This Element situates the hidden talents model within a larger interdisciplinary framework. Summarizing theory and research on hidden talents, it proposes that stress-adapted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009350064
• ISBN13: 9781009350068
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"