This preregistered systematic review summarizes evidence on the predictive value of individual, social, and societal resilience factors for resilient responses to societal challenges and crises. Fifty studies (360–65,818 participants) showed that higher income, socioeconomic status, perceived social support, better emotion regulation, and psychological flexibility were related to more resilient responses. The association was stronger in younger samples with more women. Most studies used non-representative samples, and effects were smaller when accounting for sociodemographic variables. Research into social and societal resilience factors and multilevel resilience interventions is needed.

Sarah K. Schäfer, Max Supke, Corinna Kausmann, Lea M. Schaubruch, Klaus Lieb, Caroline Cohrdes