Psychological resources and strategies to cope with stress at work

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...

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Autores principales: Edna Rabenu, Eyal Yaniv
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:737ee97f852a437b97b16ee9a8d6ce462021-11-17T02:21:46ZPsychological resources and strategies to cope with stress at work2011-20842011-7922https://doaj.org/article/737ee97f852a437b97b16ee9a8d6ce462017-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/2698https://doaj.org/toc/2011-2084https://doaj.org/toc/2011-7922 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; c2(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. Edna RabenuEyal YanivUniversidad de San BuenaventuraarticlePsychological resourcescopingself-efficacyhopeoptimismresiliencePsychologyBF1-990ENESInternational Journal of Psychological Research, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2017)
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topic Psychological resources
coping
self-efficacy
hope
optimism
resilience
Psychology
BF1-990
spellingShingle Psychological resources
coping
self-efficacy
hope
optimism
resilience
Psychology
BF1-990
Edna Rabenu
Eyal Yaniv
Psychological resources and strategies to cope with stress at work
description 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; c2(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.
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