“…Among post‐traumatic sequelae, depression and PTSD are the two most common mental health conditions (Ying, Wu, Lin, & Jiang, ). In several correlational studies examining trauma exposure and psychological sequelae, resilience has been negatively associated with depressive symptoms (Kukihara, Yamawaki, Uchiyama, Arai, & Horikawa, ; Rainey, Petrey, Reynolds, Agtarap, & Warren, ; Schulz et al, ; Seok et al, ; Spies & Seedat, ; Ying et al, ; Youssef, Green, Dedert et al, ) and the prediction of PTSD status/diagnosis (Fjeldheim et al, ; Lee, Ahn, Jeong, Chae, & Choi, ; Wrenn et al, ; Ying et al, ). These studies presented consistent findings that imply resilience can buffer the effects of trauma exposure on mental health.…”