Reconceptualising workplace resilience - a cross-disciplinary perspective

Rook, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1646-1245, Smith, L., Johnstone, J., Rossato, C., Guillermo Felipe, L. S., Arturo, D. S. and Roberts, J. (2018) Reconceptualising workplace resilience - a cross-disciplinary perspective. Annals of Psychology, 34 (2). pp. 332-339. ISSN 1695-2294 doi: 10.6018/analesps.34.2.299371

Abstract/Summary

Stressful situations, performance pressure, and setbacks are part of contemporary organizational life. The dynamic nature of technological advances and globalisation of business leads to tougher competitive pres- sures and constant change. People‘s responses to these challenging cir- cumstances vary widely. Some bounce back and adapt to increasing chal- lenges and adversity, others‘ healthy functioning is significantly impaired. Even though resilience is recognised as a crucial issue in the workplace, the rates of new cases of work-related stress and depression have remained broadly flat for more than 10 years. Resilience research within Applied Psychology typically focuses on the psychological domain of a person‘s functioning. This means that also resilience trainings or interventions focus on only one area. The present paper aims to build a comprehensive con- ceptualization of workplace resilience ultimately to assist in informing tar- geted intervention and in developing a model to move the research area forward as a whole. A cross-disciplinary understanding of and approach to individual resilience in the workplace would allow to better understand the mechanism of why some people bounce back from adverse events where- as others‘ well-being declines. We propose a resilience framework with an- tecedents considering psychological (cognitive and emotional) and physio- logical correlates (cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and metabolic).

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Identification Number/DOI	10.6018/analesps.34.2.299371
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Divisions	Henley Business School > Leadership, Organisations, Behaviour and Reputation
Publisher	Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia
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