GAD1 and Anxiety: Significant indirect associations emerged: PI-Stress regarding R-PS (β = 0.08, <i>p</i> = 0.004), PI-Anxiety regarding R-PF (β = 0.03; <i>p</i> = 0.03), PI-GAD (β = 0.08, <i>p</i> = 0.001) and PI-Stress (β = 0.11, <i>p</i> < 0.001) regarding R-PS and R-PF together.<h4>Discussion</h4>These findings highlight the importance of PI and resilience as interconnected processes underlying mental health outcomes.