Resilient individuals use positive emotions to recover from negative experiences. This study explores how positive emotions contribute to psychological resilience, focusing on their role in emotion regulation and finding meaning in negative circumstances. The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions is used as a framework, suggesting that positive emotions broaden thought-action repertoires, leading to better adaptation and recovery. Three studies were conducted to examine this relationship. Study 1 found that resilient individuals recovered faster from negative emotional arousal, with faster cardiovascular recovery linked to positive emotions. Study 2 examined cognitive appraisals of threat and challenge, showing that resilient individuals appraised stressful tasks as less threatening and recovered more quickly. Study 3 explored how resilient individuals find positive meaning in negative events, indicating that positive emotions help in coping with stress. The findings support the idea that positive emotions play a crucial role in psychological resilience, aiding in effective emotion regulation and recovery from stress. The study highlights the importance of positive emotions in enhancing resilience and well-being.Resilient individuals use positive emotions to recover from negative experiences. This study explores how positive emotions contribute to psychological resilience, focusing on their role in emotion regulation and finding meaning in negative circumstances. The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions is used as a framework, suggesting that positive emotions broaden thought-action repertoires, leading to better adaptation and recovery. Three studies were conducted to examine this relationship. Study 1 found that resilient individuals recovered faster from negative emotional arousal, with faster cardiovascular recovery linked to positive emotions. Study 2 examined cognitive appraisals of threat and challenge, showing that resilient individuals appraised stressful tasks as less threatening and recovered more quickly. Study 3 explored how resilient individuals find positive meaning in negative events, indicating that positive emotions help in coping with stress. The findings support the idea that positive emotions play a crucial role in psychological resilience, aiding in effective emotion regulation and recovery from stress. The study highlights the importance of positive emotions in enhancing resilience and well-being.