title: [Does low resilience causes to greater psychological impairment?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is an analysis of the association between resilience, age and gender with psychological distress through anxiety and depression.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a sample of 3784 individuals, the association of resilience with anxiety and depression was examined using a linear regression model. In addition to resilience, age and gender as well as the combination of these factors and their effects on resilience were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Low resilience predicts both anxiety and depression. Gender moderates this association. In male persons a stronger association between resilience and depression was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In practice, these results should be considered in treatment.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation, Universität Bremen.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pechmann
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation, Universität Bremen.
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petermann
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Elmar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brähler
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Decker
authors.affiliation: Hochschule Fresenius, University of Applied Sciences, Köln.
authors.forename: Sören
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012737:Sex Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult