Occupational Resilience Research Articles

Error management atmosphere, employee career resilience and employee innovation behavior: The mediating role of psychological empowerment

In order to study the specific influence path and mechanism of different dimensions under error management culture on employees' innovation behavior, this paper takes the perception of error management atmosphere and employee career resilience as independent variables, psychological empowerment is taken as intermediary variable, active innovation motivation is taken as the moderating variable of psychological empowerment and employee innovation behavior, and employee innovation behavior is taken as the dependent variable. This paper systematically discusses the multi-dimensional and multi-level relationships among error management culture, employee occupational resilience, psychological empowerment, active innovation motivation and employee innovation behavior. The research finds that by enhancing employees' psychological empowerment, that is, making them feel the meaning, self-efficacy, self-determination and influence of work, enterprises can stimulate employees' intrinsic motivation and encourage them to be more actively involved in innovation activities. This research not only enriches our understanding of how organizational culture shapes the way employees behave, but also reveals the critical role that individual employee traits (such as occupational resilience) and psychological states (such as psychological empowerment) play in the innovation process. This paper provides some suggestions on how to build a culture that encourages innovation and tolerates errors.

The Mechanism and Dilemma of Occupational Resilience on the Career Plateau of Physical Education Teachers in Yunnan Province

In the process of pursuing modernization and high-quality development in the field of physical education, the professional growth of Yunnan PE teachers and the cultivation of educational talents play a vital role. The continuously improving comprehensive quality of these teachers in their careers is crucial to the continuous progress of education. This paper explores the key role of professional resilience in helping Yunnan PE teachers to overcome the plateau phenomenon in their career. Firstly, the paper clearly defines the concept of career resilience and career plateau, and analyzes the function mechanism of career resilience in coping with the career plateau. Next, this paper proposes a series of strategies aimed at enhancing the resilience of PE teachers in Yunnan province to promote their career development and educational prosperity.

The impact of career calling on nurse burnout: A moderated mediation model.

To evaluate the mediating roles of occupational resilience and the moderationg role of perceived organizational support in the relationship between career calling and nurse burnout. Burnout is a frequent and serious problem in the field of nursing, and it poses a serious threat to both nurses' health and patient safety. Although many studies have described the links between burnout, career calling, and occupational resilience, little is known about the actual mechanisms between career calling and nurse burnout. A cross-sectional study of 615 nurses in China was conducted using a convenience sampling method. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation models and bootstrapping methods. STROBE guidelines were followed. Career calling was found to be negatively associated with nurse burnout, and occupational resilience mediated the relationship between career calling and burnout. Additionally, perceived organizational support was found to play a moderating role in the relationship between occupational resilience and burnout. Career calling can reduce burnout by increasing nurses' levels of occupational resilience, and perceived organizational support moderates this mechanism. Hence, policies focused on encouraging and sustaining career calling should be provided by nurse managers in order to enhance stress resistance and reduce burnout.

Tolerance for Ambiguity: Correlations With Medical and Physical Therapy Student Traits and Experiences Within the Learning Environment.

Health care professions trainees and clinicians who perceive ambiguous situations as sources of threat (low tolerance for ambiguity [TFA]) experience greater risk for mental health disorders and professional burnout. Physical therapists likely encounter substantial ambiguity because of the biopsychosocial nature of their main therapeutic strategies. The purpose of this study was to identify student traits and experiences within the learning environment that differentiate students with high and low TFA for medicine and physical therapy (PT), and to identify areas of interprofessional overlap and distinction. Graduation Questionnaire survey data from graduating PT (n = 2,727) and medical students (n = 33,159) from the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years were sorted according to student TFA score, and respondents in the highest and lowest TFA quartiles were retained for analysis. Difference-in-differences analysis was used to reduce the number of potential explanatory factors to a parimonious subset that was put into linear regression models. Inferential statistics were applied to all significant factors identified from the linear regression models. For both professions, higher TFA was generally associated with more positive ratings of the learning environment (student-faculty interactions, faculty professionalism, satisfaction with career choice), lower experiences of exhaustion and disengagement (the 2 axes of academic burnout), and higher scores for the empathy domain of perspective taking. Uniquely for medical students, low TFA was associated with lower empathy scores and a lower degree of interest in working with underserved individuals. Findings suggest that for both professions, high TFA corresponded with better ratings of the educational experience and with traits that are advantageous for patient-centered practice and occupational resilience. Interventions to cultivate TFA among health care trainees may be an important way to meet the growing demand for humanistic health care professionals who are prepared to meet society's complex needs.

Career Resilience and Improvement Strategies of Enterprise Employees in the Context of Digital Transformation

In the context of digital transformation, the ever-changing new economy has changed the structure and management mode of organizations, and the professional environment has become increasingly complex. The external environment is becoming increasingly unpredictable for employees, which requires them to have stronger career adaptability and better adapt to the dynamic professional environment. Therefore, how to enhance employees' professional resilience and respond to pressure from both internal and external sources within the enterprise has become an urgent issue that requires attention. Based on existing literature, this article sorts out the connotation of occupational resilience and analyzes the important factors that affect the occupational resilience of enterprise employees from three aspects: micro, meso, and macro. Based on this, it proposes strategies for improving the occupational resilience of enterprise employees in terms of individual, organizational, and social support.

“Death by a Thousand Cuts”: Agriculture Producer Resiliency in the Western United States

ABSTRACT Objective Agricultural producers face a wide array of stress triggers, shocks, and long-term pressures such as drought, flooding, fire, government policies, financial insecurity, and physical injuries. Extant research has revealed that mental health stigma, lack of access to care in rural areas, and negative coping responses (alcohol abuse, suicide, prescription drugs use) exacerbate the challenge of producer responses to short and long-term adversity. Resilience, the traits, processes, and capacities of producers to adapt and transform their approach to farming or ranching, when necessary, in response to stress triggers or long-term pressures, has received less research attention, particularly in the Western United States. The purpose of the study was to apply an interactionist occupational resilience theoretical perspective to the investigation of contextual factors contributing to resilience in Western United States agricultural producers. Methods Qualitative interviews (45 to 90 minutes) were conducted with agricultural producers (n=51) from Western states and territories. Applied thematic analysis with a phenomenological lens was utilized to analyze interview transcriptions. First and second level coding were conducted to derive themes. Results The analysis revealed that resilience is based upon the interactions between traits of producers and the context of agriculture. Four themes were generated (Agricultural Life, External Stressors, Traits and Adaptations, and Supports and Resources), supported by subthemes. The themes and subthemes are depicted in an agricultural producer resiliency model. The findings shed light on the equivocal role of neighbors in providing support for each other and the double-edged sword of co-working with family. Conclusions The findings underscore that social capital is an important mechanism for supporting farmers and ranchers, as those with stronger social resources are more resilient. We recommend more funding to tailor stress and mental health programming to the specifics of agriculture, integration of behavioral health in primary care as a mechanism to increase access to care, and more intentional technical assistance for farmers and ranchers on strategic planning and problem solving.

Is it all about the personal resources? The moderating role of resilience on daily stress appraisal and emotion

ABSTRACT Recent reviews of occupational resilience have called for this personal resource to be included as both a predictor and moderator of the stress appraisal-emotion relationship. This research addresses these calls by investigating how employees’ self-reports of daily challenge, hindrance, and threat appraisals relate to their daily work-related positive affect, anger, and anxiety, while assessing both the main and moderating effects of resilience. Data were collected through daily diaries from 318 employees over five consecutive workdays (1,502 daily observations). Results were supportive of the distinct appraisal-emotion relationships, as daily challenge appraisal positively predicted daily work-related positive affect, daily hindrance appraisal positively predicted daily work-related anger, and daily threat appraisal positively predicted daily work-related anxiety. Results of the moderating effect of resilience on these relationships were mixed. Despite resilience positively predicting positive affect and negatively predicting anger and anxiety, resilience only appeared to buffer the daily hindrance-anger relationship. While further research is required to understand which personal resources are the most effective in promoting employee wellbeing, this research is supportive of the influence of both stressor appraisal and resilience in understanding occupational wellbeing, particularly the benefit of challenge appraisal and resilience in promoting emotional wellbeing.

The Role of Leader Communication in Fostering Respectful Workplace Culture and Increasing Employee Engagement and Well-Being

Although communication is commonly recognized as an indispensable element of leadership, less is known about how leadership communication interacts with workplace respect to affect employee outcomes. We surveyed 1,512 U.S. working adults to test a model that examines the relationship of leadership communication, two types of workplace respect, and occupational resilience with employee engagement and well-being. We found that leadership communication was not associated with employee engagement and well-being; however, it was positively related to respectful engagement (generalized respect extended to employees because they are part of the organization) and autonomous respect (individualized respect that recognizes specific achievements). Leadership communication was negatively associated with occupational resilience, while employee engagement and well-being were positively associated with occupational resilience, respectful engagement, and autonomous respect. Our findings indicate that leadership communication contributes to a respectful workplace culture that then positively affects employee engagement and well-being.

Test–Retest Reliability & Internal Consistency of the Occupational Resilience Measure (ORM 1.0)

Abstract Date Presented 04/22/2023 This session will discuss the outcomes of a study conducted to evaluate the test–retest reliability and internal consistency of the Occupational Resilience Measure (ORM 1.0). Results show that ORM 1.0 and its four subtests have good test–retest reliability and internal consistency. ORM 1.0 may be used in pre- and postintervention occupational resilience measurement, enabling clinicians and researchers to test the efficacy of interventions. Single measures may be used in clinical decision making. Primary Author and Speaker: Bernard Austin Kigunda Muriithi Additional Authors and Speakers: Kara Gore

Adapt and Overcome: Unraveling the Dynamics of Job Stressors and Coping Mechanisms among Nurses in the UK

This study provides a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted stressors encountered by nurses working within the UK healthcare system and the coping strategies they deploy in response. As the backbone of healthcare provision, nurses confront numerous occupational stressors, exacerbated by the inherent demands of their profession. These stressors range from high patient loads, long working hours, emotional strain, to evolving professional responsibilities. In the face of these challenges, this research adopts a mixed-method approach, combining quantitative data analysis with in-depth qualitative interviews to offer an illuminating perspective on the stress-coping patterns among nurses. The findings reveal that while these stressors can have deleterious effects on nurses' physical and mental health, they also possess an impressive array of adaptive strategies, involving a blend of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping techniques. These coping mechanisms span from collegial support, personal resilience building, stress management training, use of reflective practices, to organizational strategies such as balanced rosters and enhanced professional development opportunities. The results underscore the critical role of a supportive work environment and proactive personal initiatives in fostering resilience among nurses, while also shedding light on the need for healthcare systems to better recognize and mitigate the unique stressors experienced by nurses. Importantly, the study advances our understanding of how nurses' stress and coping mechanisms interact in a dynamic and reciprocal manner, offering important implications for healthcare policy, nurse education, and management practices. The research emphasizes that strengthening coping mechanisms and reducing job stressors should be seen as dual priorities to promote nurses' well-being, job satisfaction, and ultimately, to enhance patient care. In conclusion, this study offers novel insights into the interplay between job stressors and coping mechanisms among nurses in the UK, urging both individual and institutional responses to promote a more sustainable and resilient nursing workforce. Key words: Job Stressors, Coping Mechanisms, UK Nurses, Healthcare System, Occupational Resilience

Innovative work behaviour in employed homemakers: The role of work-family balance and resilience

Global competition requires many employees to develop innovative work behavior, including those with double roles. The role demands of employees and homemakers put them under heavy pressure, requiring work-family balance and coherence to improve their innovative work behavior. This study aims to test the effects of work-family balance and resilience on innovative work behavior in employed homemakers. The study adopted a quantitative approach by spreading an online questionnaire to 103 already-married corporate employees. The regression analysis results show a significant influence between work-family balance and resilience in innovative work behavior, with a total effective contribution of 62.1%. However, based on the results of the stepwise test, the work-family balance only contributed 4.1%, while occupational resilience contributed to 58% of innovative work behavior.

Prospects of Xenon Application in Functional Recovery and Rehabilitation of Patients Working in Extreme Occupational Environments

Relevance. Professionals working in extreme environments (army officers, police officers, pilots, divers, firefighters, rescue workers, etc.) are susceptible to overstraining their functional reserves, causing occupational overexposure or even death. It is therefore pivotal to optimize the functional condition of individuals working in extreme occupational environment.The objective is to analyse the prospects for xenon medical application, including to promote functional optimization and occupational resilience in professionals working in extreme occupational environment.Methods. The authors studied the research papers published in the Russian Science Citation Index [https://elibrary.ru/] and PubMed [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] over the last decade.Results and Discussion. Current research analysis has revealed numerous investigations regarding xenon application in addiction medicine, treatment of post-traumatic stress disorders, and improvement of physiological reserve and occupational resilience, as well as in anesthesiology. Regrettably, our review of Russian and international publications has failed to answer the pivotal issue regarding pharmacological mechanisms behind xenon action. A few research papers hypothesized without evidence that ionotropic glutamate receptors (NMDA-receptors) might be involved in antinociceptive effects.Conclusion. Xenon is a promise and can be appropriately applied in the treatment and rehabilitation of individuals working in extreme occupational environments.

Hardiness and Grit as Drivers of South African Child Protection Social Workers’ Occupational Resilience

Abstract Child protection social workers (CPSWs) perform statutory duties and often work in hostile work contexts. Nevertheless, some CPSWs are reportedly resilient, thus adjusting well despite exposure to occupational adversities. We followed a qualitative descriptive design in which twenty CPSWs from the Western Cape and the Free State provinces described their sources of occupational resilience during semi-structured interviews. Their self-reported sources of resilience were informed by (1) a high degree of personal agency; (2) navigating a responsive and supportive ecology; (3) commitment to a meaningful purpose; (4) prioritising self-care and (5) religious practices. These sources of resilience confirm what we already know, but our findings go beyond earlier reports and contribute towards a more nuanced understanding of how hardiness and grit fundamentally drive the occupational resilience of CPSWs.

Towards occupational resilience: A model to facilitate high school participation post traumatic brain injury.

This article describes the model components of a study that applied a two-phased approach towards the development of an occupational resilience model. The occupational therapy practice model that is proposed seeks to facilitate high school re-entry and school participation post traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study's first phase generated results on participants' experiences of high school re-entry and school participation post TBI. These findings contributed to the second phase of developing a practice model to improve upon school transition practice for learners post TBI. The study's first phase comprised a qualitative multi-case study of eight cases. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews, participant and contextual observation, and document analysis. Data analysis was performed via an inductive process combined with cross-case synthesis. Phase 2 employed theory generation, suggesting an occupational therapy practice model for facilitating high school participation post TBI. Participant responses revealed, following the onset of the TBI, a need for adolescents to display resilience in order to re-participate in school. This was displayed by adolescents adapting through drawing upon personal and environmental resources as well as preparing for and engaging in occupation. A deeper understanding of the experiences of key role players involved in the school transition post TBI, combined with theory generation, formed the basis of developing the proposed model of occupational resilience. Occupational resilience, through a series of resilience-promoting tasks, is offered as a mechanism to increase learners' capacity to adapt to occupational challenges and meaningfully participate in school post TBI.

“This pandemic has changed our daily living”: Young adults’ leisure experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa

ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic is a global human ecosystem disruption affecting almost every facet of daily living. South Africa adopted a risk-adjusted approach comprising five-levels to curb the spread of COVID-19. Early in 2020, the country experienced level 5 and 4 restrictions, indicating high COVID-19 spread with low to moderate health system readiness. South Africans were largely confined to their homes. This study explored young adults’ experiences of leisure engagement during the confinement, adaptations made, and the influence on health and well-being. Thirteen occupational therapy student researchers conducted individual qualitative, exploratory-descriptive studies on young adults’ leisure experiences during the level 5 and 4 confinements. The authors used a qualitative meta-analytic approach to review the student researchers’ primary studies and synthesize findings for this paper. The sample comprised 65 participants aged 18 to 32 years (mean age 22.2 years), the majority being either students or employed. Participants were interviewed online or submitted written responses to open-ended questions focusing on their leisure engagement during the confinement. Relevant data were extracted from the primary studies and analyzed thematically. Four themes emerged: 1) disruption, 2) time, 3) adaptations to change, and 4) leisure benefits. Although participants experienced the confinement as disruptive, and restricting their leisure and social engagement, they adapted and developed new leisure occupations, which had a positive influence on their health and well-being. In conclusion, the young adults dealt with the occupational injustices of confinement by adapting their leisure engagement, thus displaying occupational resilience, which positively influenced health and well-being.

Occupational prestige and job satisfaction in high-stress public safety work

Abstract Many factors play into public safety officers’ levels of stress, with relevance to community relations and public safety. This study examined perceptions of occupational prestige, job satisfaction, and resilience, drawing on a sample of 68 officers from two US municipal police agencies and one county jail. Focus group findings about the prestige of public safety work indicated that although officers were aware of—and sometimes adversely affected by—the negative public narrative and perceptions of information asymmetry, many also reported on positive interactions with the local communities that they served. Findings about job satisfaction illustrated officers’ pride in their performance but awareness of the need for resiliency and coping strategies in the face of occupational and administrative stressors and impact on their personal lives. Given the current broader discourse about criminal justice professions, attention to officers’ perceptions of their work is an important input to both policy and public safety.

Associations Between Parental Occupational Balance, Subjective Health, and Clinical Characteristics of VLBW Infants.

ObjectiveVery low birthweight (VLBW) infants have an increased risk of mortality and frequently suffer from complications, which affects parental occupational balance. Occupational balance is the satisfaction with one's meaningful activities, which include everyday activities that people need to, want to, and are expected to do. In contrast to work-life balance, the construct of occupational balance addresses different activities equally and it applies to all persons, regardless of whether they are working or not. Parental occupational balance might be related to parents' and VLBW infants' health. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate associations between parental occupational balance, subjective health, and clinical characteristics of VLBW infants.MethodsA cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted in six Austrian neonatal intensive care units. Occupational balance and subjective health of parents of VLBW infants were assessed with six self-reported questionnaires. The following clinical characteristics of VLBW infants were extracted from medical records: gestational age, birthweight, Apgar scores, Clinical Risk for Babies II Score, and complications of prematurity. Spearman's rank coefficients were calculated.ResultsIn total, 270 parents, 168 (62%) female and their VLBW infants, 120 (44%) female, were included in this study. Parents' mean age was 33.7 (±6.0) years, mean gestational age of VLBW infants was 27 + 3 (±2) weeks. Associations between parental occupational balance, subjective health, and clinical characteristics of VLBW infants were identified (rs = 0.13 – 0.56; p ≤ 0.05), such as the correlation between occupational areas (rs = 0.22, p ≤ 0.01), occupational characteristics (rs = 0.17, p = 0.01), and occupational resilience (rs = 0.18, p ≤ 0.01) with bronchopulmonary dysplasia of VLBW infants.ConclusionOccupational balance is associated with parents' and VLBW infants' health. Interventions to strengthen parental occupational balance might increase parental health and thereby also improve health and developmental outcomes of their VLBW infants.

The relationship between attitudes toward the teaching profession, occupational resilience belief, and extra-role behavior: A moderated mediation model

This study aims to examine the direct and indirect relationships between pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward the teaching profession, their occupational resilience beliefs, and their tendency to engage in extra-role behaviors within the framework of structural equation modeling. A relational survey model was used to design this quantitative investigation. The sample comprises 430 pre-service teachers who enrolled at four different programs at a state university in Turkey. The study used the attitudes toward teaching profession scale, the occupational resilience beliefs scale for pre-service teachers, and the extra-role behaviors scale (teacher form) as data collection tools. The researchers created hypothesis models examining the mediating and moderated mediating role of the occupational resilience belief in the effect that attitudes toward the teaching profession have on extra-role behaviors and tested these models within the framework of structural equation modeling. As a result of the study, it was found that the relationship strength between the attitudes toward the teaching profession, the occupational resilience belief, and extra-role behaviors was moderate. The study determined that occupational resilience belief plays a mediating role in the effect of pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward the teaching profession on extra-role behaviors. According to the results of the moderated mediation analysis, the influence of this indirect effect on extra-role behaviors varies according to the type of program studied, even though it does not differ significantly according to the class level of the pre-service teachers. This indirect effect is provided at the best level for pre-service teachers in the mathematics education program. However, the study concluded that the indirect effect influence significantly weakened in the Turkish education program.

The Effect of Respect: Respectful Communication at Work Drives Resiliency, Engagement, and Job Satisfaction among Early Career Employees

Today’s business leaders face an unprecedented challenge of engaging and retaining young workers. We examined two facets of workplace respect to determine how leaders might combat this issue. A model was tested to examine the relationship of respectful engagement, autonomous respect, and occupational resilience on job outcomes. A survey of 1,036 U.S. young workers aged 21 to 34, employed full-time, revealed that autonomous respect was a stronger predictor of occupational resilience than respectful engagement. Additionally, there was a significant positive relationship between occupational resilience and job satisfaction, employee loyalty, and job engagement. Finally, the relationship of both respectful engagement and autonomous respect on job outcomes was positively mediated by occupational resilience, further substantiating the positive benefits of respectful communication on employees’ wellbeing and, ultimately, positive long-term business benefits.

A qualitative exploration of a mindful resiliency program for community healthcare providers.

Despite the important contribution of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to the community healthcare sector, the building and maintenance of occupational resilience in community health workers has received little attention. However, it is recognized that employees in this sector are exposed to significant stressors from the high demand work environment which negatively impacts on their well-being. Therefore, this research examined the acceptability, feasibility, and sustainability of a mindful resiliency program by employing a qualitative analysis of participant subjective experience of the program in this cohort. This was the first study to be conducted with senior managers and frontline healthcare providers in the nongovernmental organizations community sector. A 1-month post-delivery qualitative review of the program identified four major themes: applicability, changes to participant's skills, social support, and coping with COVID-19. A major finding was the ability of the participants to immediately recognize their stress levels and then manage them. Additionally, lessons from the program were shown to be usefully applied with colleagues and clients within the work environment, and with family members.