biostudies-literatureRiehm KENIA NIH HHSNIMH NIH HHSNational Institute of Mental HealthNational Institute on AgingCanadian Institutes of Health ResearchNational Science Foundation381-385https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7889692biostudies-literatureUnknown282<h4>Background</h4>Psychological responses to potentially traumatic events tend to be heterogeneous, with some individuals displaying resilience. Longitudinal associations between resilience and mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, however, are poorly understood. The objective of this study was to examine the association between resilience and trajectories of mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants were 6,008 adults from the Understanding America Study, a probability-based Internet-panel representative of the US adult population. Baseline data were collected between March 10 and March 31, 2020, with nine follow-up waves conducted between April 1 and August 4. Mixed-effects logistic regression was used to examine the association between date and meJournal of affective disordersAssociation between psychological resilience and changes in mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.PMC7889692R25 MH118935U01 AG054580T32 MH109436T32 AG000247Lieb KSmail EJRiehm KEAdams LBKalb LGHolingue CKunzler AMGilan DBrenneke SGStuart EAThrul JfalseAssociation between psychological resilience and changes in mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Background</h4>Psychological responses to potentially traumatic events tend to be heterogeneous, with some individuals displaying resilience. Longitudinal associations between resilience and mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, however, are poorly understood. The objective of this study was to examine the association between resilience and trajectories of mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants were 6,008 adults from the Understanding America Study, a probability-based Internet-panel representative of the US adult population. Baseline data were collected between March 10 and March 31, 2020, with nine follow-up waves conducted between April 1 and August 4. Mixed-effects logistic regression was used to examine the association between date and me2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Mar2025-04-21T21:25:55.311Z2025-04-05T18:23:58.548ZS-EPMC78896923342186610.1016/j.jad.2020.12.071