Bartone Paul T, Valdes James J, Sandvik Asle
a Center for Technology & National Security Policy , National Defense University , Fort Lesley J. McNair, 300 5th Ave., SW, Washington , DC 20319 , USA.
b Department of Psychosocial Science , University of Bergen , Bergen , Norway.
Psychol Health Med. 2016 Sep;21(6):743-9. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2015.1120323. Epub 2015 Dec 11.
Many, but not all people experience diminished health, performance and well-being as a function of exposure to stress. However, the underlying neurophysiological processes which characterize hardy or resilient people are not well understood. This study examines psychological hardiness and several indicators of cardiovascular health, including body mass index (BMI) and blood cholesterol markers in a sample of 338 middle-aged adults enrolled in a national security education program. Hierarchical regression analyses reveal that after controlling for the influence of age and sex, high hardiness is related to higher HDL - high density lipoprotein and less body fat (BMI). Lower hardiness is associated with greater total cholesterol to HDL ratio, a cardiovascular disease risk factor. These results suggest that psychological hardiness confers resilience in part through an influence on cholesterol production and metabolism.
许多人（但并非所有人）会因暴露于压力之下而出现健康、表现和幸福感下降的情况。然而，关于坚韧或有复原力的人的潜在神经生理过程，我们还了解得不够透彻。本研究在一个参与国家安全教育项目的338名中年成年人样本中，考察了心理韧性以及心血管健康的几个指标，包括体重指数（BMI）和血液胆固醇标志物。分层回归分析显示，在控制了年龄和性别的影响后，高心理韧性与较高的高密度脂蛋白（HDL）以及较少的体脂（BMI）相关。较低的心理韧性与较高的总胆固醇与HDL比值相关，这是一个心血管疾病风险因素。这些结果表明，心理韧性部分地通过对胆固醇生成和代谢的影响赋予复原力。
