Leveraging the experience of stressors: the role of adaptive systematic self-reflection.
Anxiety Stress Coping
; 33(3): 231-247, 2020 05.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
To date, little attention has been paid to the processes by which resilience is developed, and how the likelihood of a resilient outcome may be enhanced over the life course.Objective:
This study investigates the potential for adaptive systematic self-reflection to support the development of situation resilience via stressor exposure.Design:
An experimental randomized controlled design was conducted. Participants were randomly assigned to either the Systematic Self-reflection intervention (n = 61) or disengagement control group (n = 60).Method:
Participants were 121 university students (female = 68%) ranging in age from 18 to 56 years. Participants experienced two psychosocial stressors and completed a baseline survey, a second survey occurred post-stressor 1, and a third post-stressor 2. Salivary cortisol was taken pre stressor 2, immediately post stressor 2, and at 10 min intervals until 30 min.Results:
The intervention was associated with greater reductions in negative affect, than a disengagement control task, and prevented the continued reduction in positive affect observed in the disengagement control condition. Moreover, the intervention promoted a steeper cortisol recovery trajectory, than the control condition for those with higher pre-stressor cortisol.Conclusions:
This study provides further evidence that certain self-reflective practices may be involved in the development of resilience from stressor exposure.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Autoimagen
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Estrés Psicológico
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Hidrocortisona
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Resiliencia Psicológica
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Anxiety Stress Coping
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia