Books · Ann S. Masten
Seven volumes as author, co-author or editor. Together they trace how the study of resilience grew from risk research into the science of ordinary magic.
Second edition
Updated history and evidence on her “short list” of resilience factors. First place, Child Health, AJN Book of the Year Awards 2025.
Publisher: Guilford Press page for Ordinary Magic, opens in a new tab Amazon: Ordinary Magic, opens in a new tab
First edition
The book that introduced her “ordinary magic” account of resilience. Paperback 2015; German edition 2016 and Japanese edition 2020 (per her CV).
Publisher: Guilford Press page for Ordinary Magic, opens in a new tab Amazon: Ordinary Magic, opens in a new tab
Cambridge Elements in Applied Evolutionary Science
Proposes that young people growing up in harsh environments can build intact, even enhanced, problem-solving skills, and asks what that means for schools, services and justice.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press page for The Hidden Talents Framework, opens in a new tab Amazon: The Hidden Talents Framework, opens in a new tab
The Jacobs Foundation Series on Adolescence
Research on the adaptation and development of immigrant youth. Paperback 2015 (ISBN 9781316500927).
Publisher: Cambridge University Press page for Realizing the Potential of Immigrant Youth, opens in a new tab Amazon: Realizing the Potential of Immigrant Youth, opens in a new tab
The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, Volume 34
Papers from the 34th Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology. Routledge paperback ISBN 9780415655668.
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (now Routledge) page for Multilevel Dynamics in Developmental Psychopathology, opens in a new tab Amazon: Multilevel Dynamics in Developmental Psychopathology, opens in a new tab
The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, Volume 29
Papers from the 29th Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology. Routledge paperback ISBN 9781138002586.
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (now Routledge) page for Cultural Processes in Child Development, opens in a new tab Amazon: Cultural Processes in Child Development, opens in a new tab
A volume honoring Norman Garmezy, who began the Project Competence study. Paperback 1993 (ISBN 9780521439725).
Publisher: Cambridge University Press page for Risk and Protective Factors in the Development of Psychopathology, opens in a new tab Amazon: Risk and Protective Factors in the Development of Psychopathology, opens in a new tab
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