1 Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname.
2 Institute for Graduate Studies & Research, Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2018 Mar;64(2):180-188. doi: 10.1177/0020764017749624. Epub 2017 Dec 25.
Resilience can be described as the capacity to deal with adversity and traumatic events. The current economic situation in Suriname and its social economic consequences may demand a great amount of resilience for people living in Suriname. In this explorative study, we examined the relation between strengths and resilience among the three major ethnic groups in Suriname.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 participants. We sought to gather viewpoints from community representatives, health care professionals and academic scholars about the personal resources used by people in Suriname to help them deal with the consequences of the current socio-economic crisis.
We identified major five strengths that were associated with resilience: religiousness, hope, harmony, acceptance and perseverance. While these strengths contribute to the development of resilience, they can under certain circumstances have an ambiguous influence.
Our findings suggest that religiousness is the bedrock strength for the development of resilience in Suriname. We recommend that future positive psychological interventions in non-Western countries integrate positive activities with religious elements into program interventions to achieve a better cultural fit.
韧性可以被描述为应对逆境和创伤性事件的能力。苏里南当前的经济形势及其带来的社会经济后果，可能要求生活在苏里南的人们具备很强的韧性。在这项探索性研究中，我们考察了苏里南三个主要族群的优势与韧性之间的关系。
对 25 名参与者进行了半结构式访谈。我们希望从社区代表、医疗保健专业人员和学术学者那里收集有关苏里南人用来帮助他们应对当前社会经济危机后果的个人资源的观点。
我们确定了与韧性相关的五个主要优势：宗教、希望、和谐、接纳和坚持。虽然这些优势有助于韧性的发展，但在某些情况下，它们的影响可能是模棱两可的。
我们的研究结果表明，宗教是苏里南发展韧性的基石。我们建议，未来在非西方国家开展的积极心理干预应将积极的活动与宗教元素融入到项目干预中，以实现更好的文化契合。
