Many adolescents are at risk for maladjustment because of adversities faced in childhood. Resiliency research has focused on the protective factors that can ameliorate those risks. Mental health professionals have used information from resiliency research to design interventions that might help at-risk children become resilient. Despite this, many programs are largely ineffective and researchers have called for more studies on the process of building resiliency. This study investigated the process by which at-risk adolescents build resiliency through an outdoor adventure program (OAP). A...