Stress and resilience: associations of stress biomarkers with different conceptualizations of resilience

Ringgold V, Rohleder N (2025)

Publication Type: Journal article, Review article

Publication year: 2025

Journal

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences Elsevier

Book Volume: 61

Article Number: 101463

DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101463

Abstract

We provide readers with an overview of the literature on stress and resilience and their relationship to biomarkers of stress systems. We emphasize the need for precise definitions and operationalizations and the importance of considering the complexity of the stress and resilience constructs. Research on stress and resilience in conjunction with stress biomarkers is scarce, and longitudinal designs are lacking. However, some associations of stress biomarkers with resilience were found. These point toward a protective effect of resilience against the biological stress consequences. In this context, a clearer picture emerges for inflammation compared to cortisol. Finally, we point toward the need of longitudinal research, making use of sophisticated statistics and integration of individual perceptions into research designs. Future research is needed to map the complexity of stress and resilience, individually and in conjunction.

Authors with CRIS profile

Veronika Ringgold Lehrstuhl für Gesundheitspsychologie Nicolas Rohleder Lehrstuhl für Gesundheitspsychologie

Additional Organisation(s)

Sonderforschungsbereich 1483/1 - Empathokinästhetische Sensorik - Sensortechniken und Datenanalyseverfahren zur empathokinästhetischen Modellbildung und Zustandsbestimmung (SFB EmpkinS)

Related research project(s)

Berührungslose Messung von Stress, seiner Determinanten und Konsequenzen (SFB 1483 EmpkinS D03) Empatho-Kinaesthetic Sensor Technology (SFB 1483 EmpkinS) July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2025

How to cite

APA:

Ringgold, V., & Rohleder, N. (2025). Stress and resilience: associations of stress biomarkers with different conceptualizations of resilience. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101463

MLA:

Ringgold, Veronika, and Nicolas Rohleder. "Stress and resilience: associations of stress biomarkers with different conceptualizations of resilience." Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 61 (2025).

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