Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of the analysed variables

Variables	M	SD	Min	Max	Z	p
Perceived emotional support	13.41	2.19	6	16	1.90	.001
Perceived instrumental support	13.73	2.32	7	16	2.20	.001
Need for support	12.14	2.51	5	16	1.93	.001
Seeking support	14.50	3.10	5	20	1.15	.144
Support received from the closest person:
Emotional support	27.92	4.95	14	35	1.83	.002
Instrumental support	8.32	1.25	5	12	3.10	.001
Informational support	5.92	1.76	2	8	1.92	.001
Need for support	3.38	0.86	1	4	4.13	.001
Perseverance and determination in action	15.43	2.61	6	20	1.61	.011
Openness to new experiences and a sense of humour	15.47	2.97	4	20	2.05	.001
Personal coping skills and tolerance of negative emotions	13.99	3.15	4	20	1.29	.072
Failure tolerance and treating life as a challenge	14.40	2.85	8	20	1.54	.017
Optimistic attitude to life and the ability to mobilize in difficult situations	13.32	3.42	4	20	1.35	.052
Psychological resilience_sum	72.61	13.11	28	100	0.08	.022