A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial Investigating the Impact of a Workplace Resilience Program During a Time of
Shane Rogerson1, Rudi Meir, Zac Crowley-McHattan
1Department of Human Resources, Energex, Newstead, Queensland (Dr Rogerson, Ms Pastoors); School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales (Drs Meir, Crowley-McHattan); Working with Resilience, Adelaide, South Australia (Ms McEwen).
Objective:
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a short-term resilience intervention as measured by the Resilience at Work (RAW) scale.
Methods:
A 5-week resilience program was implemented with 28 volunteers and assessed by the 20-item RAW scale. The scale was administered electronically and participants were match paired into either a treatment or control group. Statistical analysis was conducted using a 2 × 2 group (Treatment, control) × time (pre, post) analysis of variance with repeated measures.
Results:
Postintervention time point RAW total score was significantly greater in the treatment group (P < 0.01) and statistical significance was also achieved for four of the seven subscales.
Conclusion:
Employee resilience can be improved via specific educational and skills training requiring a total time commitment of just 5 hours, making this intervention feasible for most working environments.
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