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. 2024 Jan 18;14(1):1669.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-51722-3.

The role of attitudes towards contradiction in psychological resilience: the cortical mechanism of conflicting resolution networks

Zai-Fu Yao  1   2   3   4 , Meng-Heng Yang  5 , Cheng-Ta Yang  6   7 , Yun-Hsuan Chang  7   8   9 , Shulan Hsieh  10   11   12   13
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The role of attitudes towards contradiction in psychological resilience: the cortical mechanism of conflicting resolution networks

Zai-Fu Yao et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

Managing contradictions and building resilience help us overcome life's challenges. Here, we explored the link between attitudes towards contradictions and psychological resilience, examining the role of cortical conflict resolution networks. We enlisted 173 healthy young adults and used questionnaires to evaluate their cognitive thinking styles and resilience. They underwent structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging scans. Our results revealed that contrasting attitudes toward contradictions, formal logic, and naïve dialecticism thinking styles corresponded with varying degrees of resilience. We noted structural and functional differences in brain networks related to conflict resolution, including the inferior frontal and parietal cortices. The volumetric variations within cortical networks indicated right-hemispheric lateralization in different thinking styles. These findings highlight the potential links between conflict resolution and resilience in the frontoparietal network. We underscore the importance of frontoparietal brain networks for executive control in resolving conflicting information and regulating the impact of contradictions on psychological resilience.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

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Figure 1
Group differences of brain metrics in the different attitudes towards contradictions. RH: right hemisphere, LH: left hemisphere.
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Figure 2
Correlation (Pearson’s r value) between resilience measures and demographic variables by group. RSA: Resilience Scale for Adults (ps: personal strength; fc: family cohesion, sr: social resource, sc: social competence, fss: future structured style), MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment, BDI-II: Beck’s Depression Inventory-II. Blue lines represent a negative correlation, while red lines represent a positive correlation, Zhongyong: Zhongyong thinking styles.
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Figure 3
Correlations between resilience measures and brain metrics by group. RSA: Resilience Scale for Adults (ps: personal strength; fc:family cohesion; sr: social resource; sc: social competence; fss: future structured style); parORB: Pars Orbitalis; infP: Inferior Parietal; midT: Middle Temporal; parOPC: Pars Opercularis; DorAtt: dorsal attention; CenVisu: central visual; SaVenAtt: Salience/Ventral Attention; WMD: Within module degree; PC: participation coefficient; Blue lines represent negative correlation, while red lines represent positive correlation.
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Figure 4
Mediation model of attitudes towards contradictions in relations between brain matrices and psychological resilience. AHS: Analysis-Holism Scale.
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