Gutenberg Open Science: Resilience in times of economic boom and bust : a narrative study of a rural population dependent upon the oil and gas industry

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dc.contributor.author	Mahdiani, Hamideh	-
dc.contributor.author	Höltge, Jan	-
dc.contributor.author	Theron, Linda	-
dc.contributor.author	Ungar, Michael	-
dc.date.accessioned	2021-05-18T08:21:22Z	-
dc.date.available	2021-05-18T08:21:22Z	-
dc.date.issued	2020	-
dc.identifier.uri	https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/5804	-
dc.description.abstract	How do residents of small towns that depend on oil and gas extraction or processing industries withstand economic boom and bust cycles? To answer this question, this article reports on a narrative analysis of residents’ life stories gathered from 37 adults of a small town on the Canadian prairies dependent on the oil and gas industry, employing the theories of narrative inquiry and narrative identity. Participants aged 30 to 76 were interviewed and their experiences of living in an unstable economy that is dependent mostly on a single resource extraction industry were explored. Specifically, we asked participants about the effect of economic change on factors related to resilience like family interactions, work choices, educational pathways, and the quality of their social lives. Our analysis of adult narratives looked for patterns in the relationship between risk exposure, promotive and protective factors at multiple systemic levels (individual, relational, cultural), and functional outcomes such as individual coping, community cohesion, and social and economic sustainability. Results show that a strong identity, in particular expressions of personal agency, communion, and engagement in meaning making are contributing factors to adult resilience in a context of economic change. Our results also highlight how positive attitudes towards a better future may inadvertently undermine the need for residents of oil and gas-dependent towns to commit to economic diversification and other potential resilience-promoting strategies.	en_GB
dc.language.iso	eng	de
dc.rights	CC BY	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject.ddc	150 Psychologie	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	150 Psychology	en_GB
dc.subject.ddc	300 Sozialwissenschaften	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	300 Social sciences	en_GB
dc.title	Resilience in times of economic boom and bust : a narrative study of a rural population dependent upon the oil and gas industry	en_GB
dc.type	Zeitschriftenaufsatz	de
dc.identifier.doi	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-5795	-
jgu.type.contenttype	Scientific article	de
jgu.type.dinitype	article	en_GB
jgu.type.version	Published version	de
jgu.type.resource	Text	de
jgu.organisation.department	FB 05 Philosophie und Philologie	de
jgu.organisation.number	7920	-
jgu.organisation.name	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz	-
jgu.rights.accessrights	openAccess	-
jgu.journal.title	Journal of adult development	de
jgu.journal.volume	28	de
jgu.pages.start	149	de
jgu.pages.end	161	de
jgu.publisher.year	2020	-
jgu.publisher.name	Springer Science + Business Media B.V.	de
jgu.publisher.place	New York, NY u.a.	de
jgu.publisher.uri	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-020-09363-z	de
jgu.publisher.issn	1573-3440	de
jgu.organisation.place	Mainz	-
jgu.subject.ddccode	150	de
jgu.subject.ddccode	300	de
jgu.publisher.doi	10.1007/s10804-020-09363-z
jgu.organisation.ror	https://ror.org/023b0x485
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