About this Research Topic
Psychological resilience is defined as “the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress, or ‘bouncing back’ from difficult experiences” (American Psychological Association, 2015). This definition has been supported by the evidence that those with high resilience are found to more readily adapt to chronic illness and traumatic disabilities than those with low resilience. Previous studies report that higher level of psychological resilience are related to better mental outcomes ranging from psychosis to dementia and yet the underlying mechanism is yet to be examined. There is an emerging need for investigating the neuropsychological correlates of this important psychological construct which can potentially mitigate and prevent mental health problems across the lifespan.
This Research Topic aims to explore the neuropsychological mechanism of psychological resilience in both subclinical and psychiatric individuals ranging from those with broader autism phenotype to dementia across age groups. Specifically, it is aimed to explore the neural correlates using different methods (EEG, MRI, TMS, & tDCS) and psychological underpinnings ranging from social to cognitive functions that are associated with psychological resilience across the lifespan.
By investigating the neuropsychological mechanism of psychological resilience, the findings can potentially help mitigate and inform clinical practices to prevent mental health problems across the lifespan.
The aim of this Research Topic to highlight new interdisciplinary research on psychological resilience. We welcome manuscripts with a conceptual or methodological focus and papers reporting original data on the following topics:
• Neural basis as well as hormonal modulators of psychological resilience;
• The central role of psychological resilience in social settings;
• Risk and protective factors of psychological resilience;
• The role of biological systems in psychological resilience;
• Effect of psychological resilience training or intervention;
• Development and validation of psychological resilience measurement tools;
• Psychological mechanism of resilience.
This Research Topic aims to explore the neuropsychological mechanism of psychological resilience in both subclinical and psychiatric individuals ranging from those with broader autism phenotype to dementia across age groups. Specifically, it is aimed to explore the neural correlates using different methods (EEG, MRI, TMS, & tDCS) and psychological underpinnings ranging from social to cognitive functions that are associated with psychological resilience across the lifespan.
By investigating the neuropsychological mechanism of psychological resilience, the findings can potentially help mitigate and inform clinical practices to prevent mental health problems across the lifespan.
The aim of this Research Topic to highlight new interdisciplinary research on psychological resilience. We welcome manuscripts with a conceptual or methodological focus and papers reporting original data on the following topics:
• Neural basis as well as hormonal modulators of psychological resilience;
• The central role of psychological resilience in social settings;
• Risk and protective factors of psychological resilience;
• The role of biological systems in psychological resilience;
• Effect of psychological resilience training or intervention;
• Development and validation of psychological resilience measurement tools;
• Psychological mechanism of resilience.
Keywords: resilience, social settings, neural basis, mental health, public health, prevention
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