When Bouncing Back Is Harmful: Exploring the Dark Side of Resilience in PhD Management Students

PurposeResilience development during university can increase the likelihood of positive employment outcomes for project management graduates in what is known as a stressful profession where the prevalence of project failure, job insecurity, and burnout is high. However, a focus on student resilience in project management education is scarce. The purpose of this paper is to address this gap by establishing a baseline profile of resilience for project management students, identifying priority areas of resilience development and exploring the relationship between resilience and well-being.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 292 Australian students undertaking project management studies completed a survey comprising of the Resilience at University scale, the Short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale and an item assessing sleep adequacy.FindingsA resilience profile for undergraduate, postgraduate, male and female project management students was calculated. The resilience profile identified differences according to gender, and between undergraduate and postgraduate students. Mental well-being and adequate sleep were found to be significantly related to resilience.Practical implicationsFindings support the call for a greater emphasis on resilience development in the project management curriculum for undergraduates and postgraduates. One priority area likely to facilitate resilience is the ability to maintain perspective. As well as supporting academic achievement, it will assist graduates to navigate through complex, uncertain and challenging project environments.Originality/valueThis is the first known study of resilience for students undertaking project management studies in higher education.

Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de Acil Yardım ve Afet Yönetimi alanında eğitim gören lisans öğrencilerinin afete hazırlık inanç durumları ve psikolojik sağlamlıkları arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Araştırma korelasyonel modelde tasarlanmıştır. Çalışmanın evrenini Türkiye’de Acil Yardım ve Afet Yönetimi alanında eğitim gören 2430 lisans öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada örneklem olarak seçkisiz olmayan örnekleme yöntemlerinden, uygun örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bu kapsamda erişilebilen ve çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 517 (%21,27) öğrenci ile çalışma gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri toplama araçları olarak demografik bilgi formu, genel afete hazırlık inanç ölçeği ve kısa psikolojik sağlamlık ölçekleri kullanılmıştır. Ölçeklerin güvenilirliğini belirlemede Cronbach alfa analizi, ölçekler ve alt boyutların ilişkisini tespit için ise Sperman korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmaya katılım 155 (%32,2) öğrenci ile en fazla Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi öğrencileri katılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde normal dağılım gösterip göstermediği Shapiro-Wilk testi ile belirlenmiştir. Verilerin analizi esnasında tanımlayıcı özellikler olan toplam sayı, en az, en çok, ortalama, standart sapma ve ortanca değerler verilmiştir. Analizler sonucunda afete hazırlık inanç ölçeğinin toplamından ve alt boyutları ile psikolojik sağlamlığın pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişkiye sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte dikkat çekici şekilde algılanan ciddiyet ve psikolojik sağlamlığın ise negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişkiye sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Buna göre acil yardım ve afet yönetimi öğrencilerinde genel afete hazırlık inanç durumlarının yüksek olması psikolojilerini olumlu yönde etkilemektedir. Ancak ciddiyetleri arttıkça psikolojileri olumsuz yönde etkilenmektedir.

Development of resilience at university prepares construction management students for career success. This is especially important as construction is known as a demanding industry in which its workers experience high levels of stress and poor well-being. The resilience and well-being of construction management students in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the United States were explored. Three hundred and sixty-six undergraduates completed a survey. Resilience and well-being were measured using the Resilience at University scale, Short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, Subjective Happiness Scale and the emotional exhaustion component of the Maslach Burnout Inventory Scale – Student Survey. Students from the United States had the highest level of resilience followed by Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong. Of the four countries, students from Hong Kong had the lowest level of well-being. Findings identified that resilience is a predictor of student well-being, highlighting the importance of building students’ resilience through the construction management curricula. The results suggest that the development and nurturing of resilience at university should be considered in the context of country. As resilience is a transferable skill, efforts to facilitate resilience development will support students to transition, adapt and thrive in the demanding construction industry.

Indonesia is a country that is located between two continents and two oceans, where the volcanic mountain paths meet, namely the Pacific Circum and the Mediterranean Circum, is one of the countries that has a large enough disaster potential. But on the other hand, this condition has a logical consequence that Indonesia is a country that has a high level of vulnerability to natural disasters. West Java itself is one of the areas prone to natural disasters. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) stated that there were 8 provinces that were most frequently hit by disasters during the 2016 period, West Java ranked third after Central Java and East Java.Analyze the level of resilience of disaster management before and after being given the Simulation method and knowing the role of high school students in disaster management using the simulation method. The research method used a quantitative analysis design, with a Quasi Experimental research design with Pre and Post-Experimental measuring the resilience of students who received simulation exercises without a control group. Sampling used the Simple Random Sampling technique with the criteria of Grade 10 and Grade 11 students as many as 30 students at SMA Negeri I Parongpong, Lembang, West Badung Regency. The instrument used in the study used the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) questionnaire. The results of the study showed that there were differences in the perceptions of youth in disaster management and the role of senior high school students in resilience before and after the stimulation method was used. The simulation method is more effective in increasing resilience to disaster management.

<p style="text-align:justify">The aim of this research is to examine the psychological resilience levels of students studying in the Faculty of Sports Sciences according to some variables. The sample of the study consisted of Sports Sciences Faculty students of Duzce University, and the population consisted of 200 students from the Sports Sciences Faculty selected through a convenience sampling method. An eight-item personal information form developed by the researcher for demographic characteristics and ‘‘Short form of resilience scale’’ to determine resilience levels of participants were used. According to data obtained, while resilience levels, grades, gender, branch, department, age, and income variables of participants did not show a significant difference (p>0,05), it showed a significant difference according to sports age and place of living variables (p<0,05). Besides it was determined that resilience scores of male participants were higher than females, and team athletes had higher scores than individual athletes, lower classes had higher scores than upper classes, sports management students had higher scores than coaching and physical education and sports teaching students, and students who had younger age had higher scores than students who had older age. As a result of research, it was determined that resilience could be differed by class, sports age, residence variables. Also, it was revealed that sports age affects resilience negatively.</p>