TY - GEN
T1 - Explorations of coping strategies, learned persistence, and resilience in long-evans rats
T2 - Innate versus acquired characteristics
AU - Lambert, Kelly G.
AU - Tu, Kelly
AU - Everette, Ashley
AU - Love, Gennifer
AU - McNamara, Ilan
AU - Bardi, Massimo
AU - Kinsley, Craig H.
PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - In the current investigation, predispositions for coping styles (i.e., passive, flexible, and active) were determined in juvenile male rats. In subsequent behavioral tests, flexible copers exhibited more active responses. In another study, animals were exposed to chronic stress and flexible coping rats had lower levels of corticosteroids. Focusing on the acquired nature of coping strategies, rats receiving extensive training in a task requiring them to dig for food rewards (i.e., effort-based rewards) persisted longer in a challenging task than control animals. Thus, the results suggest that both predisposed coping strategies and acquired behavioral experience contribute to resilience in challenging situations.
AB - In the current investigation, predispositions for coping styles (i.e., passive, flexible, and active) were determined in juvenile male rats. In subsequent behavioral tests, flexible copers exhibited more active responses. In another study, animals were exposed to chronic stress and flexible coping rats had lower levels of corticosteroids. Focusing on the acquired nature of coping strategies, rats receiving extensive training in a task requiring them to dig for food rewards (i.e., effort-based rewards) persisted longer in a challenging task than control animals. Thus, the results suggest that both predisposed coping strategies and acquired behavioral experience contribute to resilience in challenging situations.
KW - Coping
KW - Effort-based rewards
KW - Learned persistence
KW - Resilience
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U2 - 10.1196/annals.1376.042
DO - 10.1196/annals.1376.042
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 17347369
AN - SCOPUS:34247867959
SN - 1573316431
SN - 9781573316439
T3 - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
SP - 319
EP - 324
BT - Resilience in Children
PB - Blackwell Publishing Inc.
ER -