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Psychometric and neurobiological assessment of resilience in a non-clinical sample of adults

Petros, N., Opacka-Juffry, J. and Huber, J. (2013) Psychometric and neurobiological assessment of resilience in a non-clinical sample of adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 38(10), pp. 2099-2108. 1873-3360 (online), 0306-4530 (print).

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Abstract: Background: Resilient individuals are capable of adjusting and coping successfully in the face of adversity. Efforts to assess resilience and its biomarkers have focused on individuals with a history of trauma and related disorders. Objective: To psychologically assess resilience in a non-clinical community population through questionnaires, and analyse the associations between the psychological parameters and salivary cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S) as putative biomarkers of resilience. Method: An opportunistic sample (n=196) completed a cross-sectional survey assessing resilience, self-reported depressive symptoms and anxiety, and possible correlates. A sub-sample (n=32) selected in order to maximise variation of mental health, provided saliva samples for enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) detection of cortisol and DHEA-S. Conclusion: Resilience is associated with positive aspects of psychological health and salivary DHEA-S, suggesting the latter can be treated as a biomarker of resilience in a non-clinical sample of adults.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cortisol, DHEA, DHEA-S, dehydroepiandrosterone, depression, early life stress, enzyme-linked immunoassay, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, resilience, social support
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC435 Psychiatry > RC530 Neuroses > RC537 Depression
R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R726.7 Health psychology
Q Science > QP Physiology > QP351 Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
Creators: Petros, Natalia, Opacka-Juffry, Jolanta and Huber, Jorg
Publisher: Elsevier
Northamptonshire and East Midlands: Health
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for Health and Wellbeing Research
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Institute of Health and Wellbeing > Centre for Applied Mental Health Research
Research Centres > Centre for Health Sciences and Services
Date: October 2013
Date Type: Publication
Page Range: pp. 2099-2108
Journal or Publication Title: Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume: 38
Number: 10
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.03.022
ISSN: 1873-3360 (online), 0306-4530 (print)
Status: Published / Disseminated
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URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5356

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