“Anyone who is exposed to a certain level of stress can develop coping strategies and thus work more efficiently and effectively […]’ explains Professor Assaf Oshri, head of the Youth Development Institute. Of the 1,200 study participants, those who were regularly exposed to mild to moderate stress were more resilient and had a lower risk of depression and antisocial behavior.
Stress tolerance varies greatly from person to person, depending on age, genetic predisposition or whether you receive support from your social environment. Oshri warns that too much stress is harmful, both physically and mentally. Chronic stress affects everything from the immune system to the control of emotions to brain function, the study’s lead author points out.
With the help of a questionnaire, the researchers recorded the perceived stress levels of young adults. Among other things, they answered how often they were annoyed regarding unexpected events in the last month. In addition, tests measured attention, the ability to jump between several tasks and the memory of image sequences, among other things. This data comes from the Human Connectome Project funded by the US National Institutes of Health. The program examines the functions of the human brain.
Which: DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114644
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