APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Predicting Acute Stress Recovery: A Resilience Index of Physiological Responses to Trier Social Stress Test (TSST)
- Wai Kai Hou
Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - Wai Kai Hou
Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong - Li Liang
Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong - Li Liang
Laboratory of Neuropsychology and Human Neuroscience, The University of Hong Kong - Li Liang
InnoCentre of Clinical Neuropsychology, The University of Hong Kong - Chris Xie Chen
Li Chiu Kong Family Sleep Assessment Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - Ngan Yin Chan
Li Chiu Kong Family Sleep Assessment Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - Suk-Yu Yau
Mental Health Research Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Suk-Yu Yau
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Yan Liu
Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Shirley Xin Li
Sleep Research Clinic and Laboratory, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong - Yun Kwok Wing
Li Chiu Kong Family Sleep Assessment Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Yun Kwok Wing
Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Tatia M.C. Lee
InnoCentre of Clinical Neuropsychology, The University of Hong Kong - Tatia M.C. Lee
Laboratory of Neuropsychology and Human Neuroscience, The University of Hong Kong
Abstract
This study constructed a resilience index based on cortisol and cardiovascular responses to the TSST in a sample of 248 participants (109 Males; Mage=30.6). Using LASSO regression, we identified 25 key predictors of resilient stress responses, spanning baseline physiological activity, coping and emotion regulation strategies, positive affectivity, and cognitive functions.
