Resilience as the ability to bounce back from stress: A neglected personal resource?

Smith, Bruce W.; Tooley, Erin M.; Christopher, Peter J.; Kay, Virginia S.

doi:10.1080/17439760.2010.482186

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“…In order to thrive, people need to cope, at least partially, with the problem itself (coping by change). High-resilience individuals experience more positive emotions and less negative ones (Smith, Tooley, Christopher, & Kay, 2010), so they can effectively engage in problem-focused coping (Folkman, 1984). However, it requires significant internal work to emerge reinforced from moments of crisis.…”

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Psychological resources and strategies to cope with stress at work

Rabenu

Yaniv

2017

Int. j. psychol. res.

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Introduction: the choice of strategies to cope with stress has differential effects on individual and organizational outcomes (e.g. well-being and performance at work). This study examined to what extent individuals differing in their positive psychological resources (optimism, hope, self-efficacy and resilience) implement different strategies to cope with stress in terms of change, acceptance, or withdrawal from a source of stress in an organizational setting. Method: A questionnaire was filled out by 554 employees from different organizations representing a wide range of jobs and positions. Results: Structural Equation Modeling (SEM; χ 2 (7) = 27.64, p < .01, GFI = .99, NFI = .91, CFI = .93, RMSEA = .07) Conclusion: the results indicated that psychological resources (optimism, hope, self-efficacy and resilience) were positively related to coping by change and by acceptance and negatively related to withdrawal. The theoretical implications are discussed. Resumen Introducción: la elección de estrategias de afrontamiento al estrés, tiene efectos diferenciales en los resultados individuales y organizacionales (por ejemplo, el bienestar y el rendimiento en el trabajo). En este estudio se examinó hasta qué punto las personas que difieren en sus recursos psicológicos positivos (optimismo, esperanza, autoeficacia y resiliencia) implementan diferentes estrategias para hacer frente al estrés en términos de cambio, aceptación o retirada de una fuente de estrés en un entorno organizacional Método: 554 empleados de diferentes organizaciones que representan una amplia gama de puestos de trabajo y puestos respondieron un cuestionario. Resultados: modelado de ecuaciones estructurales (SEM; χ 2 (7) = 27.64, p < .01, GFI = .99, NFI = .91, CFI = .93, RMSEA = .07) Conclusión: Los resultados indicaron que los recursos psicológicos (optimismo, esperanza, autoeficacia y resiliencia) estaban relacionados positivamente con el afrontamiento por el cambio y por la aceptación, y negativamente relacionados con la retirada. Las implicaciones teóricas son discutidas.

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Section: Psycap Resiliencementioning

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Psychological resources and strategies to cope with stress at work

Rabenu

Yaniv

2017

Int. j. psychol. res.

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“…The six-item BRS has been shown to be a reliable and valid measure of one's ability to bounce back from stress (Smith et al, 2010;. The construct identified by the BRS is not the same as that measured by established scales such as the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the Ego Resilience Scale, with which it is only moderately correlated .…”

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Using the Brief Resilience Scale to Assess Chinese People’s Ability to Bounce Back From Stress

Lai

Yue

2014

SAGE Open

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This study examined the utility of an adapted version of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) to measure Chinese undergraduates' ability to bounce back from stress. The BRS together with measures tapping optimism, self-esteem, pessimism, and physical health were administered to 547 Hong Kong and 268 mainland Chinese undergraduates. The BRS was found to measure one single construct and exhibited convergent validity in both samples. Further analyses using a path analytic model showed that the BRS scores substantially mediated the link between the two positive traits (optimism and self-esteem) and physical health in the two samples. The results suggested that the BRS is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring Chinese undergraduates' ability to bounce back from stress. The implications for further research related to resilience in Chinese people are discussed.

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“…Its psychometric properties were evaluated in four different samples with good Cronbach's alpha of 0.80 and above in all the samples studied (Smith, et al, 2010). It is unidimensional construct with 6 indicators rating on 5-point ranging from 1, strongly disagree to 5, strongly agree.…”

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confidence: 99%