Marilyn A. McCubbin

TL;DR: The study of resilient families, or the search for characteristics, dimensions, and properties of families which help families to be resistant to change and adaptive in the face of crisis situations, is a natural and predictable development in the evolution of family science as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: It is suggested that perceived social support is a factor influencing the resiliency of relatively high-risk groups of families who have a child with chronic illness.

TL;DR: Internal family rapid mobilization and reorganization; social support from the health care team, extended family, the community, and the workplace; and changes in appraisal to make the situation more comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful are identified.