Perceived control as a resilience factor: associations with neural, physiological and affective stress responses and mental health.

ABSTRACT: Perceived control is a key mechanism implicated in stress resilience. A tendency to perceive control over stressors may protect individuals against negative outcomes across various situations by increasing active coping and preventing exacerbated stress reactions. Assuming that individual differences in perceived control during an uncontrollable stress task may represent an underlying resilience factor, we investigated associations of perceived control with neural, endocrine, and affective responses to a different, psychosocial stressor, and with overall mental health. 116 male participants aged 18-30 completed a psychosocial stress task, and we assessed stress responses via functional magnetic resonance imaging, cortisol levels, and affective state questionnaires. General mental health wa

SUBMITTER: Meier J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12824378 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature