2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Family resilience

Social psychology

Psychological resilience

Virology

Psychiatry

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Outbreak

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Thermodynamics

Physics

Psychology

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Mental health

Medicine

Resilience (materials science)

Clinical psychology

Pandemic

Disease

Pathology

Psychiatry Research

Some individuals are more psychologically resilient to adversity than others, an issue of great importance during the emerging mental health issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. To identify factors that may contribute to greater psychological resilience during the first weeks of the nation-wide lockdown efforts, we asked 1,004 U.S. adults to complete assessments of resilience, mental health, and daily behaviors and relationships. Average resilience was lower than published norms, but was greater among those who tended to get outside more often, exercise more, perceive more social support from family, friends, and significant others, sleep better, and pray more often. Psychological resilience in the face of the pandemic is related to modifiable factors.

Psychological resilience during the COVID-19 lockdown