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Citation

Vilete L, Figueira I, Andreoli S, Ribeiro W, Quintana M, de Jesus Mari J, Coutinho E. BMC Psychiatry 2014; 14: 257.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)

DOI

10.1186/s12888-014-0257-0

PMID

25261277

Abstract

BackgroundResilience is a dynamic process involving the interaction between intrapsychic and social factors of risk and protection. For resilience to be recognized there must be a significant threat to the individual, such as a traumatic event, and a good quality of adjustment. The aim of this study was to identify predisposing factors and possible mechanisms associated with resilience to traumatic events in the general population.

METHODSWe conducted a cross-sectional study with a random sample, aged 15¿75 years, living in the two largest cities in Brazil, who were exposed to trauma (N¿=¿3,231). Positive adaptation to trauma was defined as the lifetime absence of anxiety (including posttraumatic stress disorder), depression and alcohol related disorders in the presence of at least one traumatic event. Logistic regression models predicting resilience were used to estimate the incidence density ratio. This measure expresses the extent to which the rate of resilience differs from the exposed group to the non-exposed group. Moreover, we explored the relationship between positive/negative affect and resilience, using linear regression models.

RESULTSMale gender was a predisposing factor to positive adaptation (incidence density ratio [IDR]¿=¿1.34; p¿<¿0.001). There was an inverse linear relationship between childhood violence and resilience (IDR¿=¿0.67; 0.53; 0.19; p¿<¿0.001). Our findings suggest that the absence of parental mental disease (IDR¿=¿1.35; p¿=¿0.07) also predisposes individuals to positive adaptation.

CONCLUSIONSThis study provides results that help to identify vulnerable groups and protective factors that may lead to a positive adaptation following traumatic experiences.


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