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Author Spotlight: Unveiling Mechanisms of Stress Resilience - Significant Findings, Advancements, and Future Research
Published on: December 15, 2023
The Positive Effect of Resilience on Stress and Business Outcomes in Difficult Work Environments
Andrew Shatté1, Adam Perlman, Brad Smith
1Mindflex, LLC; College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Arizona; The Brookings Institution (Dr Shatté); meQuilibrium (Drs Shatté, Perlman, Smith); Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina (Dr Perlman); and Lynch Consulting, Ltd., Steamboat Springs, Colorado; IUPUI School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana (Dr Lynch).
Objective:
To examine whether resilience has a protective effect in difficult work environments.
Methods:
A survey of 2063 individuals measured individual resilience, stress, burnout, sleep problems, likelihood of depression, job satisfaction, intent to quit, absences, and productivity. It also measured work characteristics: job demands, job influence, and social support. Multivariate and logistic regression models examined the main effects and interactions of resilience and job characteristics.
Results:
High strain work environments (high demand, low influence, and low support) have an unfavorable effect on all outcomes. Resilience has a protective effect on all outcomes. For stress, burnout, and sleep, higher resilience has a more protective effect under low-strain conditions. For depression, absence and productivity, resilience has a more protective effect when job strain is high.
Conclusions:
Workers with high resilience have better outcomes in difficult work environments.
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