Objective      To investigate the subjective tension

salivary levels of α-amylase (sAA) and glucocorticoid (GC) in the individuals with different levels of resilience in Trier social stress test (TSST).       Methods      Connor-Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC) was used in 160 students from a military medical university. According to the test results

22 individuals were selected

and 11 of them were assigned as high resilience group (n=11) and the other 11 was low resilience group (n=11). All these 22 individuals were male

with an average age of 20.16±0.77. The 2 groups had no significant difference in culture background

age and educational level (P0.05). The test follows the TSST standard procedures for the 2 groups. Their saliva samples were collected before and in 1

10 and 25 min after the test. Their subjective tension was evaluated by themselves at the same time points.       Results      Compared with the baseline value

the subjective tension in both high and low resilience groups reached its peak in 1 min after TSST and then declined to the lowest in 25 min. The tension in 1 min after TSST had significant difference in the high and low resilience groups (2.73±0.79 vs 3.64±0.51

P0.01). Compared with the baseline values

saliva levels of sAA and GC in the high resilience group was increased gradually after TSST experiment

and was significantly higher in 25 min (436.24±79.97 μmol/L and 1 003.03±259.26 μg/L

P0.01). While the levels were decreased in 1 min after TSST in the low resilience group

and then the level of sAA was elevated gradually and reached the highest in 25 min (478.29±108.72 μmol/L

P0.05)

but no significant difference was found in that of GC though it was also risen gradually (P0.05).        Conclusion      After TSST experiment

in acute stress

high resilience individuals response faster

with better recovery in their mood and hormone levels after stress when compared with low resilience people.