Biological and Psychological Perspectives of Resilience: Is It Possible to Improve Stress Resistance?

Liu, Haoran; Zhang, Chenfeng; Ji, Yannan; Yang, Li

doi:10.3389/fnhum.2018.00326

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“…For example, as mentioned previously, it has been suggested that under chronic stressors, perceived uncontrollability results in diminished HPA activity and that this decrease may lie behind the withdrawal behaviors that correspond to cynicism (Heim et al, 2000). As self-efficacy moderates the influence of job stressors on perceived controllability (Liu et al, 2018), one might argue that employees with a low sense of selfefficacy facing high job demands are more likely to perceive these demands as uncontrollable, resulting in lowering of the cortisol secretion required to cope with demands and distancing from work as a defensive strategy, transitioning into the cynicism phase. In contrast, employees exposed to high job demands but with a high sense of self-efficacy are more likely to perceive these as manageable, increasing mobilization of energetic resources -high HPA activity -to actively cope with demands, resulting in more exhaustion due to increased effort, but not in withdrawal.…”

Section: Limitations and Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 90%

From Work Well-Being to Burnout: A Hypothetical Phase Model

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Upon exposure to chronic stressors, how do individuals move from being in a healthy state to a burnout? Strikingly in literature, this has prevailed a categorical view rather than a dimensional one, thus the underlying process that explains the transition from one state to another remains unclear. The aims of the present study are (a) to examine intermediate states between work engagement and burnout using cluster analysis and (b) to examine cortisol differences across these states. Two-hundred and eighty-one Argentine workers completed self-report measures of work engagement and burnout. Salivary cortisol was measured at three time-points: immediately after awakening and 30 and 40min thereafter. Results showed four different states based on the scores in cynicism, exhaustion, vigor, and dedication: engaged, strained, cynical, and burned-out. Cortisol levels were found to be moderate in the engaged state, increased in the strained and cynical states, and decreased in the burned-out state. The increase/decrease in cortisol across the four stages reconciles apparent contradictory findings regarding hypercortisolism and hypocortisolism, and suggests that they may represent different phases in the transition from engagement to burnout. A phase model from engagement to burnout is proposed and future research aimed at evaluating this model is suggested.

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Section: Limitations and Future Researchmentioning

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From Work Well-Being to Burnout: A Hypothetical Phase Model

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“…Resilience is a relatively new construct that may be an important factor ( 26 ). Resilience is the ability to successfully adapt to stress, trauma, or adversity, enabling individuals to avoid stress-induced mental disorders, such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and anxiety ( 27 , 28 ). In this regard, exploring how to build resilience may be useful in assisting children affected by anxiety.…”

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confidence: 99%

Association Between Physical Fitness and Anxiety in Children: A Moderated Mediation Model of Agility and Resilience

Xia

Meng

et al. 2020

Front. Public Health

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Background: Anxiety is one of the most prevalent mental health problems in children. Although physical fitness as a predictor of mental health, the mechanisms underlying any association between physical fitness and anxiety in children have been understudied. Thus, the aim of the present study was to determine whether an association exists between physical fitness and anxiety and to explore the roles of agility and resilience in such an association. Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated 269 children aged 7 to 12 years from three public primary schools in Shanghai (China). Physical fitness and agility were objectively measured, and resilience and anxiety were assessed using self-reported questionnaires. The moderated mediation model was examined using the SPSS PROCESS macro, in which the moderator variable was agility, and the mediator variable was resilience. Results: Physical fitness was inversely associated with anxiety. Resilience partially and indirectly mediated this association, and agility moderated the association between physical fitness and resilience. Physical fitness had a greater impact on resilience in children with higher agility levels. Conclusions: Agility moderated the mediation of resilience on the indirect, inverse association between physical fitness and anxiety; thus, incorporating methods to develop agility and resilience may lead to better outcomes for physical fitness programs designed to prevent or alleviate anxiety in children.

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“…According to our model, cognitive appraisal and emotional experience influence the coping strategies employed for symptom adjustment. Therefore, cultural differences are also evident in the individual choice of coping strategies [65].…”

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confidence: 99%

Psychological resilience during the perimenopause

Süss

Ehlert

2020

Maturitas

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A B S T R A C TThe menopausal transition is a critical phase for psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety, with prevalence rates of depression ranging up to 20% during the menopause. Nevertheless, the majority of women cope adequately with this reproductive transition phase and thus appear to be resilient. We assert that a variety of psychological factors influence the menopausal transition and result in an individual state on a continuum from successful adjustment to maladjustment. The purpose of this review is to offer a conceptual framework of resilience factors during the menopausal transition and to reveal which dimensions of resilience have already been verified for a healthy menopausal transition.We searched the databases PubMed and PsycINFO for studies investigating resilience factors during the menopausal transition which influence psychological and physical adjustment or maladjustment. A total of 23 articles were included.Altogether, we identified 15 different resilience factors, assessed with 23 different questionnaires. These factors can be grouped into six categories: core resilience, spirituality, control, optimism, emotion and selfrelated resilience. They are associated with a better adjustment to menopausal symptoms, milder physical symptoms, a better quality of and satisfaction with life, better well-being, less perceived stress and fewer depressive symptoms compared with women with lower levels of the respective resilience factors.Our conceptual framework includes resilience factors which have already been verified by empirical data. Further research is needed to determine whether these resilience factors can be assigned to a common factor and to incorporate biological resilience markers. already accompanied by various family, social and professional changes

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Biological and Psychological Perspectives of Resilience: Is It Possible to Improve Stress Resistance?

Cited by 100 publications

References 153 publications

From Work Well-Being to Burnout: A Hypothetical Phase Model

From Work Well-Being to Burnout: A Hypothetical Phase Model

Association Between Physical Fitness and Anxiety in Children: A Moderated Mediation Model of Agility and Resilience

Psychological resilience during the perimenopause

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