Measures of adult psychological resilience following early-life adversity: how congruent are different measures?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological resilience - positive psychological adaptation in the context of adversity - is defined and measured in multiple ways across disciplines. However, little is known about whether definitions capture the same underlying construct and/or share similar correlates. This study examined the congruence of different resilience measures and associations with sociodemographic factors and body mass index (BMI), a key health indicator.

Methods

In a cross-sectional sample of 1429 African American adults exposed to child maltreatment, we derived four resilience measures: a self-report scale assessing resiliency (perceived trait resilience); a binary variable defining resilience as low depression and posttraumatic stress (absence of distress); a binary variable defin

SUBMITTER: Nishimi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7863576 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature