Abstract
Aim: To explore the ways in which resilience is associated with anxiety and depression within a homogenous sample.
Methods: 401 Australian university students completed the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and the Zung Selfrating Anxiety and Depression Scales. Factor scores from the resilience scale were regressed against total anxiety and depession scores, combined anxiety-depression scores and the underlying factors of the combined anxiety-depression construct.
Results: Self-confidence and optimism were most strongly negatively associated with anxiety and depression, followed by being decisive and solution-focussed and seeking challenges, having a strong purpose and being persistent, although different combinations of factors predicted anxiety than did depression. Spiritual beliefs did not appear to buffer against anxiety or depression in this sample.
Conclusion: Enhancement of resilience, self-confidence and optimism appear to be major potential targets for therapy intervention with this age and occupation group.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9-16 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | German Journal of Psychiatry |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
