People With Greater Mental Resilience May Live Longer, Study Finds

Peer-reviewed study finds link between higher mental resilience and lower risk of death, especially in women

People with high levels of mental resilience may live much longer lives, according to the authors of new research that found the link to be especially prevalent in women.

The study, published in BMJ Mental Health, which has been peer reviewed and involved researchers from Sun Yat-sen University in China, found that there was a link between people who had high levels of mental resilience having a lower risk of death from all causes.