Resilience is closely related to mental health and well-being. Identifying risk groups with
lower resilience and the variables associated with resilience informs preventive approaches. Previous
research on resilience patterns in the general population is heterogeneous, and comprehensive largescale
studies are needed. The aim of our study is to examine sociodemographic and social correlates
of resilience in a large population-based sample. We examined 4795 participants from the LIFE-Adult-
Study. Assessments included resilience (RS-11), social support (ESSI), and social network (LSNS),
as well as the sociodemographic variables age, gender, marital status, education, and occupation.
The association of resilience with sociodemographic and social correlates was examined using linear
regression analyses. Higher resilience was associated with female gender, married marital status, high
education, and full-time occupation. Social support and social network were positively associated
with resilience. Our results implicate that resilience is related to various sociodemographic variables.
Social variables seem to be particularly important for resilience. We identified risk groups with lower
resilience, which should be given special attention by public health policies, especially in times of
crisis. Reducing loneliness and promoting social connectedness may be promising ways to build
resilience in the general population.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:89637 |
| Date | 09 February 2024 |
| Creators | Weitzel, Elena Caroline, Glaesmer, Heide, Hinz, Andreas, Zeynalova, Samira, Henger, Sylvia, Engel, Christoph, Löffler, Markus, Reyes, Nigar, Wirkner, Kerstin, Witte, A. Veronica, Villringer, Arno, Riedel-Heller, Steffi G., Löbner, Margrit |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 9601 |
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