Promoting personal resources and reducing exhaustion through positive work reflection among caregivers.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to test the effects of a daily positive work reflection intervention on fostering personal resources (i.e., hope and optimism) and decreasing exhaustion (i.e., emotional exhaustion and fatigue) among caregivers for the elderly and caregivers who provide services at patients' homes. Using an intervention/waitlist control group design, 46 caregivers in an intervention group were compared with 44 caregivers in a control group at three points of measurement: Pre-intervention, post-intervention, and at a two-week follow-up. The results show that emotional exhaustion and fatigue were reduced for the intervention group. Primarily, caregivers with a high need for recovery at baseline benefited from the intervention. The results reveal no intervention effects for personal resources; however, they reveal a trend that the intervention led to an increase in hope and optimism among caregivers with a high need for recovery. Overall, the findings show that caregivers benefit from a daily positive work reflection intervention, particularly when their baseline levels of resources and well-being are low.

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“…Future research should endeavour to recruit larger sample sizes, although we acknowledge the challenges in doing so. Past research investigating workplace interventions demonstrate similar sample sizes to that in the present research (e.g., Clauss et al, ; Steidle et al, ). Future research using online platforms (for collecting data and/or delivering exercises) may consider including brief face‐to‐face interactions during the duration of the activity (e.g., one time per week, in addition to the initial training sessions) to increase response compliance.…”

High‐performance work system and employee performance: the mediating roles of social exchange and thriving and the moderating effect of employee proactive personality

“…However, these mediating relationships fail to fully capture personal resource linkages that may have important effects on employee outcomes (Clauss et al. ; Xanthopoulou et al. ).…”

“…Personal resources are similar to human capital in that they refer to the resources that are subtle or intangible, yet are measurable, open to development, and can be managed for more effective job performance (Clauss et al. ; Liao et al. ).…”

“…It is imperative to explore how to promote personal resources because they play a crucial role in influencing employee behaviors (Clauss et al. ; Gilbert, Foulk and Bono ). However, this perspective has been neglected in the HPWS research.…”

“…Proactive personality refers to the personality trait that is difficult to change (Bateman and Crant ), whereas both personal resources and human capital can be built and enhanced with the help of training and interventions (Clauss et al. ; Gilbert, Foulk and Bono ; Liao et al. ).…”