Heroism Science Volume 5 Issue 2 Special Issue - The Downside of Article 2 Heroism 2020 Zeroing in on Heroes: Adolescents’ Perceptions of Hero Features and Functions Elaine L. Kinsella University of Limerick,
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[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/heroism-science Part of the Development Studies Commons, and the Education Commons Recommended Citation Kinsella, Elaine L.; English, Alison; and McMahon, Jennifer (2020) "Zeroing in on Heroes: Adolescents’ Perceptions of Hero Features and Functions," Heroism Science: Vol. 5 : Iss. 2 , Article 2. DOI: 10.26736/hs.2020.02.02 Available at: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/heroism-science/vol5/iss2/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Heroism Science by an authorized editor of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. 1 KINSELLA, ENGLISH, MCMAHON ADOLESCENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF HEROES Heroism Science: An Interdisciplinary Journal (ISSN 2573-7120) https://scholarship.richmond.edu/heroism-science/ Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020) pp. 1-45 Zeroing in on Heroes: Adolescents’ Perceptions of Hero Features and Functions ELAINE L. KINSELLA1 ALISON ENGLISH JENNIFER MCMAHON University of Limerick
[email protected] ABSTRACT: Recent research has revealed that having a personal hero can offer psychological resources to adults, particularly during challenging times. Yet we know little about the role that heroes play in the lives of adolescents – a period of human development when challenges are plentiful, and adolescents are increasingly open to the influence of others outside the family unit.