Sex differences in the relationship between brain gray matter volume and psychological resilience in late adolescence

• Published in: European child & adolescent psychiatry Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 1057 - 1066
• Main Authors: Pan, Nanfang, Yang, Cheng, Suo, Xueling, Shekara, Aniruddha, Hu, Samantha, Gong, Qiyong, Wang, Song
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescents; Anatomy; Brain; Brain architecture; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Child development; Cortex; Females; Gender differences; Hypothalamus; Interaction analysis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Males; Maturation; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental disorders; Morphometry; Neuroimaging; Original Contribution; Pituitary; Prefrontal cortex; Psychiatry; Regional variations; Resilience; Sex differences; Sex linkage; Stress; Substantia grisea; Teenagers; Sex differences; Gray matter volume; Psychological resilience; Adolescents; Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex

Psychological resilience reflects an individual’s ability to adapt and cope successfully in adverse environments and situations, making it a crucial trait in resisting stress-linked mental disorders and physical diseases. Although prior literature has consistently shown that males are more resilient...