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Mental resilience, perceived immune functioning, and health.

Marith Van Schrojenstein Lantman1, Marlou Mackus1, Leila S Otten1

  • 1Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
|March 31, 2017
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Mentally resilient individuals report better perceived health and immune function. This study highlights a modest but significant link between resilience and how people view their health and immune status.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Immunology
  • Health Sciences

Background:

  • Mental resilience is a trait enabling stress recovery and optimism.
  • Resilient individuals often exhibit better mental and physical health.
  • Limited data exists on resilience's link to perceived health and immune status.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between mental resilience and perceived health.
  • To examine the connection between mental resilience and perceived immune status.

Main Methods:

  • 779 participants from Utrecht University completed questionnaires.
  • Assessed mental resilience using the Brief Resilience Scale.
  • Evaluated perceived health, immune status, and immune function via the Immune Function Questionnaire (IFQ).
Keywords:
healthimmune functioningmental resiliencequality of lifevitality

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Main Results:

  • Mental resilience positively correlated with perceived health (r=0.233, p=0.0001).
  • A significant correlation was found between resilience and perceived immune functioning (r=0.124, p=0.002).
  • Resilience was negatively correlated with IFQ scores (r=-0.185, p=0.0001), indicating better perceived immune function.

Conclusions:

  • A modest, significant relationship exists between mental resilience and perceived immune functioning.
  • Mental resilience is also significantly linked to an individual's perception of their overall health.